- •The ancient near east
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text I the ancient near east
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Fertile Crescent
- •Words to remember
- •Unit II ancient egypt
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text II ancient egypt
- •Mumification
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Egyptian Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit III two great cities oe the indus valley
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text III two great cities of the indus valley
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •Vil translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Prehistoric china
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IV prehistoric china
- •I. Reading skills
- •II. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Chinese Writing
- •Words to remember
- •Unit V the aryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text V the aryan empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Санскрит
- •Upanishads
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VI classes and castes in ancient india
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VI classes and castes
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Theories of Caste
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VII the mauryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VII the mauryan empire
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •IV. Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VIII gupta empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VIII gupta empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •Compare the first and second native India's dynasties.
- •Trace the main ideas of the Guptas' religious policy.
- •Ask as many questions as you can to cover the rest of the text and ask your groupmates to answer them.
- •In a dialogue try to find some similarities in the development of Indian Empires.
- •VII. Writing skills
- •19. Topics for essay writing:
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Imaginary Beasts
- •Words to remember
- •Unit IX zhous come to power
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IX zhous come to power
- •IV. Reading skills
- •V. Vocabulary skills
- •VI. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Государство Джоу
- •Words to remember
- •Unit X the greek world
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text X the greek world
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •II. Reading skills
- •VII. Speaking skills
- •2) Ask your classmates to guess the word by your definition.
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •IX. Translation skills
- •Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XI the roman empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text XI the roman empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Древний Рим
- •The Roman Empire
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XII neighbours of hercules
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Seven Wonders of the World
- •Words to remember
- •Reader sumerians
- •Нittite empire
- •Assyrians
- •Babylonians
- •Peoples oe syria
- •Phoenitians and arameans
- •Anatolia
- •Persians
- •Persian Culture in Achaemenid Times
- •Earliest Egypt
- •Old Kingdom
- •Religion
- •Religions Reform of Akhenaten
- •Indus valley
- •China jade
- •China during q1n dynasty
- •The olympic games Origins and Preparations
- •Preparations and Sacrifices
- •Gladiators
- •One of the most famous buildings from ancient rome
- •Chariot-races
- •Europeans and ancient greece and rome
- •Vocabulary
V. Speaking skills
Ex. 10. Agree or disagree. Prove your answer:
Rome was originally a monarchy, but then became a republic.
Hardly could the Etruscan influence on Archaic Rome be clearly evident.
The influence that came from the Greek colonies was not strong.
The main way of extending the Romans' power was through conquest, treaty, and alliance.
In visual arts most artists in the Roman World were Near Easterners.
Because of strong foreign influence the Roman arts could not retain a distinct identity.
The Roman Republic achieved a unique blend of cultures.
The culturally diverse empire was held together by religion and politics.
The British Isles were subdued and remained a heavily militarized province.
10. Rome recovered its strength under Diocletian.
Ex. 11. a) Answer the following questions to see if you understand every word in the text:
Why did the Roman Arts retain a distinct identity?
Since what time had the eastern and the western parts of the empire been administered separately?
Why were the Romans exposed to a wide variety of outside influences?
In what way can you explain the Greek influence in philosophy, literature, religion, and visual arts?
What is the evidence of the Etruscan influence on Archaic Rome?
What are the characteristics of the Roman urban life?
Why did the Republic eventually become a victim of its own success?
What have you learnt about Romanization of Britain?
b) Put questions of your own to the rest of the text and ask your groupmates to answer them.
Ex. 12. Develop the ideas of Ex. 3 without looking into the text.
Ex. 13. Make up a plan of the text, provide each point of the plan with necessary words and word combinations. Compare your plans and discuss them in the classroom.
Ex. 14. Retell the text using your own plan and expressions from Ex. 5, 6, 13.
Ex. 15. Give the gist of the text in three or four sentences.
Ex. 16. Role play.
Choose roles and prepare a dialogue. One of you argues that the Roman culture retained a unique identity, another one thinks that the Greek influence was too strong.
Ex. 17 Study the table and comment on it:
753 ВС — legendary foundation of Rome
509 ВС — beginnings of the Republic
390 ВС — Gallic Celts sack Rome
312 ВС — Rome's first major road built in Italy
c. 280 ВС — early Roman coinage
218-201 ВС — second Punic war with Carthaginians, Hannibal invades Italy
146 ВС - Carthage and Corinth destroyed
58-51 ВС — Caesar's conquest of continental Gaul
55-54 ВС — Expedition to Britain
27 ВС — Augustus declared emperor, beginning of the empire
44 ВС — Julius Caesar murdered
AD 27-68 — Julio-Claudian dynasty
AD 43 — Roman occupation of Britain
с. AD 122 — Hadrian's Wall begun
AD 313 — freedom of Christian worship recognized under Constantine
AD 286 — initial division of Empire under Diocletian
AD 330 — Constantinople consecrated as new Imperial capital
AD 395 - final division of the Empire into East and West
AD 410 — sack of Rome by Visigoths
AD 476 - deposition of the last Roman emperor of the West