Unit 3 Back to the past Welcome to the unit

What are the four ancient countries? Questions What are the four ancient countries? ★China ★India ★Egypt ★Ancient Babylon

Picture Description Have you ever visited these places before or have you ever heard of their history?

The Statue of Zeus The Taj Mahal The Hanging Gardens The Potala Palace

some adjectives, as many as you can. General question Do these pictures have something in common? If so, please describe it with some adjectives, as many as you can. magnificent well-designed ancient famous distant …

place where the Statue of Zeus was built The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 BC. The statue stood in Olympia, and was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece. Phidias made the god’s robe and ornaments from gold and carved the body out of ivory.

Picture Talking Who is Zeus ? What does the name Zeus mean? Where was the Statue of Zeus once located?

Who is Zeus? In Greek mythology (希腊神话), the principal god of the Greek pantheon (万神殿), ruler of the heavens, and father of other gods and mortal heroes.

What does the name Zeus mean? It is said to be related to the Greek word ‘dios’, with bright as its meaning. Where was the Statue of Zeus once located? On the western coast of Greece.

Ancient Babylon This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland. The Hanging Gardens

Picture Talking Who built it ? Why did it appear to be “hanging” in the sky ? Why was it built?

1. Who built it? King Nebuchadnezzar. 2. Why did it appear to be “hanging” in the sky? It looked so because it was constructed entirely on the roofs of a building, with a lot of trees surrounding it.

3. Why was it built? To cheer up Nebuchadnezzar’s wife who was said to be very homesick.

The Taj Mahal It is the name of a monument located in Agra, India. It was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife, Arjuman Banu Begum who was later known as Mumtaz Mahal.

Picture Talking Who built it? For whom and why was it built? When was it built? Where is it?

1. Who built the Taj Mahal? Shah Jehan, the fifth Mughal Emperor. 2. For whom and why was it built? It was built by Shah Jehan for his beloved wife as a monument of eternal love. 3. When was it built? From 1631 to 1648 4. Where is it? On the banks of India’s most sacred river, the river Yamuna in Agra. ▲

The Potala Palace It is located in Lhasa, Tibet, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th. Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala after a failed uprising in 1959. In 641, Songtsan Gambo, ruler of the Tubo Kingdom, had the Potala Palace built for Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, whom he was soon to marry.

Picture Talking Where is it located? What is its size? When was it rebuilt? What was it used as?

Where is it located? On the Red Hill in the Lhasa Valley of Tibet, China. What is its size? Over 117 metres in height and 360 metres in width. When was it rebuilt? In the 17th century.

What was it used as? The residence of the Dalai Lamas since the 7th century, as well as the religious and political centre of old Tibet.

1. What other ancient civilizations do you know about? Pair-work 1. What other ancient civilizations do you know about? 2. Have you ever gone on a cultural expedition? If so, please tell your stories.

Beijing The Temple of Heaven The Great Wall About 6300 kilometers Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties 故宫 The Forbidden City

Summer Palace

Sichuan Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area 九寨沟自然风景区

AnHui Mount Huang

Mogao Caves 敦煌莫高窟

Group Discussion 1. Do you think it important to protect cultural heritage? Give your reasons. 2. As a mayor of a city, what would you do to protect the cultural heritages in the modern city?

Homework 1. Search for more information on ancient civilizations on the Internet. 2. Write down your suggestions on how to protect the cultural heritages.

Have a good day! Good-bye!