1. What is it about?

2. archaeology
ancient
The study of __________ civilizations by scientific analysis of physical remains found in the ground.
Archaeology is a scientific study which shows us the route to the past. We can trace /keep a track of what is happening in the ancient times.
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3. What are they? Inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells
Terracotta warriors and horses

4. What can they remind us of ?
What are they?
What can they remind us of ?
axe
Tri-colored glazed pottery
(陶釉） of Tang Dynasty
A painting on silk of Han Dynasty
Bronze tripod

5. Findings (excavations)
What are they doing?
Dig up
Unearth (excavate)
Findings (excavations)
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6. Stone Age
cave
Tool
arrows
skull

7. Bronze Age
What are the functions of these objects?

8. Han Dynasty
pottery
Palace
A painting on silk

9. Tri-colored glazed pottery
Tang Dynasty
Tri-colored glazed pottery
Dunhuang frescoes

10. 6000 years ago, people there mastered the technique of growing rice.
Agriculture(farming)
6000 years ago, people there mastered the technique of growing rice.
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11. A bone needle
Stone axes
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12. They made fine tools by rubbing.
Making tools
They made fine tools by rubbing.
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13. Farm/feed/raise/keep livestock
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14. The unearthed animal bones
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15. A necklace made of shells, animal bones and stones
artifacts/handicrafts
A necklace made of shells, animal bones and stones
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16. pottery
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18. A simple shelter built at early times.
Housing
A simple shelter built at early times.
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19. UNIT 3
BACK TO THE PAST
Welcome to the unit

20. The Terracotta Warriors
Tell me the names
The Great Wall
The Terracotta Warriors

21. The seven wonders of the world
The Statue of Zeus
Pyramids

22. The seven wonders of the world
The Hanging Gardens
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
（阿提密斯神殿）

23. The Colossus of Rhodes
(罗得斯岛巨像)
The Lighthouse of
Alexandria
(法洛斯灯塔)
The Mausoleum at
Halicarnassus King
( 毛索洛斯墓庙 )

24. What do you know about the song and ancient Babylon?
Rivers of Babylon
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
For there they that carried us away in captivity, requiring of us a song. Now how shall we sing the lord’s song, in a strange land.
Let the words of our mouths, and the meditations of our hearts. Be acceptable in the sight here tonight.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yeah, we wept, when we remembered Zion. ah…ah ah… ah.
What do you know about the song and ancient Babylon?

25. Picture Description The Statue of Zeus The Taj Mahal
The Hanging Gardens
The Potala Palace
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26. 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 …

27. Task
Go through the following descriptions for detailed information, and then fill in the form below.
When
Where
Who
Why
The Statue of Zeus
The Hanging Gardens
The Taj Mahal
The Potala Palace

28. 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.

29. Zeus is the supreme（至高无上的） god of ancient Greece Mythology（神话）
Zeus is the supreme（至高无上的） god of ancient Greece Mythology（神话）. The Statue of Zeus, sculpted（雕刻） by a great Greek artist in about 435 BC, was once located on the western coast of Greece. It was a seated figure of Zeus, holding his eagle-topped staff in his left
hand and the figure of
Nike (victory) in his
right hand.

30. Ancient Babylon The Hanging Gardens
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.

31. King Nebuchadnezzar Ⅱ of Babylon( BC) built the Hanging Gardens to cheer up his wife who missed the flowers and trees of her homeland The garden got its name because it was built entirely on the roof of the building ,which was surrounded by trees. This gave the impression that it was hanging in the sky.

32. 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 and took years to complete ( ).

33. The Mughal Emperor. Shah Jahan built the Taj. Mahal on the banks of
The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal on the banks of the river Yamuna as a tomb（坟墓） for his wife. It was built in 22 years (1631 to 1653) by 20,000 workmen. The building is made of white marble（大理石） . A beautiful garden surrounds（环绕） the Taj Mahal. In front of the main entrance to the building there is Taj Mahal in the reflection from the water.

34. 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 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.

35. Potala Palace is. located on “Red Hill” in. Lhasa. It was originally
Potala Palace is located on “Red Hill” in Lhasa. It was originally built in the 640’s, during the reign of King Songtsan Gampo. The 13-story palace stands 117 meters high and covers an area of 130,000 square meters. It is divided into two sections, the Red Palace and the White Palace. It was used as the residence of the Dalai Lamas since the 7th century, as well as the religious and political centre of old Tibet.

36. When
Where
Who
Why
The Statue of Zeus
The Hanging Gardens
The Taj Mahal
The Potala Palace
Olympia,
ancient Greece
worship king of gods: Zeus
435BC
Phidias
cheer up his homesick wife, Amyitis
about 600 BC
Ancient
Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king
the memory of his dear wife & Queen Mumtaz Mahal
Agra, India
Emperor Shah Jahan
17C
Songtsan Gambo, ruler of the Tubo Kingdom
Red Hill in Lhasa, Tibet
for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty
641AC

37. Pair-work
1. What other ancient civilizations
do you know about?
2. Have you ever been to a museum and
seen things from ancient civilizations?
What did you think of the things
you saw?

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

40. Further Questions
1. Do you like traveling?
What can traveling bring to us?
2. If you’re going on holiday, where
would you like to travel? And why？

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