牛津版高一模块三Unit3Unit3BacktothepastWelcometotheunitXintian’shistoricalsitesDaGuanbaoGuiBieJuyanshiLongJiaDaYuan1.Whatarethefourancientcivilizednations?China,ancientEgypt,ancientBabylonandancientIndia.2.Haveyoueverheardofthesevenwondersoftheworld?Doyouknowwhatarethey?TheyarePyramids,theHangingGardens,theStatueofZeus,theTempleofArtemisatEphesus,theColossusofRhodes,theLighthouseofAlexandria,theMausoleumatHalicarnassusKing.PyramidsTheHangingGardensTheColossusofRhodesTheLighthouseofAlexandriaTheMausoleumatHalicarnassusKingTheTempleofArtemisatEphesusThetopicswearegoingtodealwitharequitefascinatingbutsomeseemtobefarfromourlife.Lookatthefollowingpicturesandtelluswhattheyare.TheStatueofZeusReputedtobe40feethigh,thestatuehasbeenlostwithoutatrace,exceptforreproductionsoncoins.1.WhoisZeus?AgodofGreekmythology,CronusandRhea’syoungestson,thesupremerulerofbothMountOlympusandthePantheonofgodsresidingthere.2.WherewastheStateofZeusoncelocated?AttheancienttownofOlympia,onthewestcoastofmodernGreece,about150kmwestofAthens.ThisisthestatueofthegodinwhosehonortheAncientOlympicgameswereheld.ItwaslocatedonthelandthatgaveitsverynametotheOlympics.Atthetimeofthegames,warsstopped,andathletescamefromAsiaMinor,Syria,Egypt,andSicilytocelebratetheOlympicsandtoworshiptheirkingofgods:Zeus.InhisrighthandafigureofVictorymadefromivoryandgold.Inhislefthand,hisscepterinlaidwithallmetals,andaneagleperchedonthesceptre.Thesandalsofthegodaremadeofgold,asishisrobe.TheTajMahal(India)TheMughalEmperorShahJahanbuilttheTajMahalonthebankoftheriverYamunaasatombforhiswife.LocatedatAgrainUttarPradesh,theTajMahalisoneofthemostsplendidmasterpiecesofarchitectureintheworld,theoneandonlyoneofitskindacrosstheworld.ItwasEmperorShahJehanwhoorderedthebuildingoftheTajMahal,inhonorofhisbelovedwife,ArjumandBanuwhowaslaterknownasMumtazMahal,whichmeans,theDistinguishedofthePalace.TheultimaterealizationofEmperorShahJahan’sdream.Oneofthewondersoftheworld.Itwasbuiltinyears(1631to1653)by20,000workmen.Thebuildingismadeofwhitemarble.AbeautifulgardensurroundstheTajMahal.InfrontofthemainentrancetothebuildingthereisTajMahalinthereflectionfromthewater.ThecityofPompeii(ancientRome)1.WherewasthecityofPompeii?InancientRome,nowItaly.2.Whenwasthecityfounded?Itwasfoundedinthe8thcenturyBC.3.WhydidthecityofPompeiidisappear?ItwasburiedbecausethevolcanocalledVesuviuserupted,ThecityofPompeiiwasfoundinthe8thcenturyBC.In89BC,theRomanstookoverPompeii.Itthenbecamearichandbusycity.Nearthecitywasavolcano.On24AugustAD79,thevolcanoeruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.Manypeoplewereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.ThePotalaPalace(China)PotalaPalaceislocatedon“RedHill”inLhasa.Itwasoriginallybuiltinthe640’s,duringthereignofKingSongtsanGampo.The13-storypalacestands117metershighandcoversanareaof130,000squaremeters.Itisdividedintotwosections,theRedPalaceandtheWhitePalace.ItwasusedastheresidenceoftheDalaiLamassincethe7thcentury,aswellasthereligiousandpoliticalcentreofoldTibet.Today,thepalaceremainsasacredshrineforthousandsofTibetanBuddhists,andhasalsobecomeastatemuseumcontainingmanypreciousworksofart.1.Whatiscivilizationabout?DiscussionItisaboutasociety,itscultureanditswayoflifeduringaparticularperiodoftimeorinaparticularpartoftheworld,includingarchitecture,art,literature,thought,religionandsoon.2.Whatotherancientcivilizationsdoyouknowabout?3.Haveyoueverbeentoamuseumandseenworksfromancientcivilizations?Whatdidyouthinkofthethingsyousaw?Asyouknowpeoplefromancientcivilizationsbuiltmanymagnificentstructures.Someofthemhavedisappeared,whileothersremaintoday.Doyouthinkitisimportanttoprotectobjectsfromthepast?Whyorwhynot?Doyouhaveanysuggestionsonhowtoprotectit?Culturalheritagesisveryimportant.Therearemanyplacesinourcountryhavebeenintheworldheritagelists.Pleasenamethemasmanyasyoucanwhilelookingatthefollowingpictures.Competition中国世界遗产分布图ImperialTombsoftheMingandQingDynastiesImperialPalaceoftheMingandQingDynastiesTempleofheavenTheGreatWallMogaocaveMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorPekingmansiteinzhoukoudianMountTaiMountHuangJiuzhaigouvalleyHuanglongscenicareaWulingyuanscenicareaAncientcityofPingyaoAncientbuildingWudangmonutainsMountEmeiscenicareaClassicalgardensofSuzhouSummerPalaceMountWuyiMountqingchengTrytofindsomemoreinformationaboutancientandlostcivilizations.Previewthetext.Homework
