Unit3BacktothepastDoyouknowthesevenwondersoftheworld?Pyramids(Egypt)TheStatueofZeus(Greece)Thesevenwondersoftheworld埃及金字塔宙斯神像TheHangingGardensTheTempleofArtemisatEphesus(Greece)阿尔忒弥斯神殿巴比伦空中花园(Babylon)TheColossusofRhodes（Greece)TheLighthouseofAlexandria(Egypt)TheMausoleumofHalicarnassusKing罗德斯岛太阳神雕像摩索拉斯陵墓(卡里亚王国）亚历山大灯塔ZeusisthesupremegodofancientGreecemythology.TheStatueofZeus,sculptedbyagreatGreekartistinabout435BC,wasoncelocatedonthewesterncoastofGreece.ItwasaseatedfigureofZeus,holdinghiseagle-toppedstaffinhisrighthandandthefigureofNike(victory)inhislefthand.宙斯神像TheMughalEmperorShahJahan(莫卧儿王朝皇帝沙杰汗)builttheTajMahalonthebanksoftheriverYamuna(亚穆纳河)asatombforhiswife.Itwasbuiltin22years(1631to1653)by20,000workmen.Thebuildingismadeofwhitemarble.AbeautifulgardensurroundstheTajMahal.InfrontofthemainentrancetothebuildingthereisTajMahalinthereflectionfromthewater.泰姬陵KingNebuchadnezzar(尼布甲尼撒)ofⅡBabylon(605-562BC)builttheHangingGardenstocheeruphiswifewhomissedtheflowersandtreesofherhomeland.Thegardengotitsnamebecauseitwasbuiltentirelyontheroofofthebuilding,whichwassurroundedbytrees.Thisgavetheimpressionthatitwashanginginthesky.空中花园PotalaPalaceislocatedon“RedHill”inLhasa.Itwasoriginallybuiltinthe1640’s,duringthereignofKingSongtsanGampo.The13-storypalacestands117metershighandcoversanareaof130,000squaremeters.Itisdividedintotwosections,theRedPalaceandtheWhitePalace.ItwasusedastheresidenceoftheDalaiLamassincethe7thcentury,aswellasthereligiousandpoliticalcentreofoldTibet.布达拉宫Discussion:1.Whatotherancientcivilizationsdoyouknowabout?2.Whatdoyouthinkofthestructuresyousawjustnow?Dothefourpictureshavesomethingincommon?3.Doyouthinkitisimportanttoprotectculturalheritage(文化遗产)?Whyorwhynot?Doyouhaveanysuggestionsonhowtoprotectit?TheTerracottaWarriorsInMarch_______,farmersdiggingawelltothewestofthetomb_______someunusualthingsthatcouldeitherhavebeen________orhistoricaltreasures.Alargegroupofarchaeologistsarrivedtodigthearea,quicklydiscoveringthearmyofTerracottaWarriors.Buriedinanareaofthemorethan________squaremetersandforgottenforover2200years,thissiteisoneofthemostinterestingarchaeologicaldiscoveriesintheworld.Itiscalled‘theeighth_______oftheworld’.1974uncoveredrubbish20000wonderThelostcontinent1.WhywerepeopleofAtlantisverywealthy?2.WhywastheharvestsogoodinAtlantis?BecauseAtlantiswasacentrefortradeandcommerce,anditalsohadagoodclimate,givingtwoharvestseachyear.Becausetheclimatewasgood,andtherewereManyfieldstogrowfoodin,andmanyriverstoWaterthecropswith.3.WasPoseidonimportant?Why?4.HowpowerfulweretherulersofAtlantis?Yes,hewas.HewastheGreekGodoftheSea,AndthefatherofAtlas,thefirstKingofAtlantis.Theywereverypowerful.thecontrolledtheirOwnpeopleandtheirpowerspreadacrossEuropeandAfrica.PompeiiLoulanHomework:ReadthroughthetextReadthewordsinUnit3
