- •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
IV. Vocabulary skills
Ex. 5. Give Russian equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are used in the text:
to turn one's attention to
painted pottery
local deities
vehicles for royal propaganda
to be regarded as
decipherment of the accompanying
texts
to be tailored to political expediency
traditional imagery
to enjoy prominence
to enjoy smth. in the afterlife
earthly status
to be preserved intact
to be painted with
Ex. 6. Give English equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are used in the text:
ловкие охотники
оседлые общины
кремневые орудия
перемещение административных центров
продолжительные периоды
положить конец
основать новую династию
устроить по образу и подобию
все необходимое для жизни
жизнь после смерти
в современном понимании
торговля экзотическими товарами
свитки папируса
Ex. 7. Match the words and their definitions:
Pharaoh
"Two Lands"
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Osiris
Manetho
"Kingdoms"
"Intermediate periods"
mastaba
the Delta of the Nile
the Lord of the Underworld
the first known historian
a priest who compiled a list of thirty dynasties
"Great House"
a king of Egypt
periods characterized by war or political fragmentation
h) a construction above the grave
i) a prototype of a pyramid
j) the son of the sun-god Ra
k) Upper and Lower Egypt
l) periods of relative stability
m) the Valley
Ex. 8. Paraphrase the italicized parts:
The names of individual kings began to be written, including those of Narmer and Aha.
Known as "Pharaoh", the king in Egypt was considered as both human and divine.
Temples of the gods were exploited as means of royal propaganda.
A priest called Manetho made up a list of thirty dynasties.
Thebes in Upper Egypt occupied an important position for extended periods during the Middle and the New Kingdoms.
Conquest of Persia put an end to native Egyptian rule.
With a new capital in Alexandria, Egypt enjoyed prominence in the cultural and political world of the Greek Mediterranean.
The Persian, Greek and Roman rulers were more interested in Egypt's wealth than in its religion and culture.
The artifacts were placed in the tombs for their owners to use them after death.
During the Early Dynastic period, mastaba tombs were designed as the homes of the living.
Tombs were full of everything required for the afterlife.
All the necessities of life were not damaged by Egypt's dry climate.
Ex. 9. Complete the sentences:
The unification of the Valley and the Delta...
A priest called Manetho ...
Much of what we know about the ancient Egyptians...
The tombs were modeled on ...
Written history began with ...
The funerary beliefs of Egyptians are illustrated...
Pharaohs preferred tombs...
In the 6 millennium ВС, people of the Nile Valley...
About 3600 ВС the pre-dynastic Egyptians were ...
Long king-lists were tailored to ...
With a new capital in Alexandria ...
Very little material survives outside tombs and temples, but...