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FOLLOWING the Traces of LOST CIVILIZATIONS

FOLLOWING the Traces of LOST CIVILIZATIONS. Civilization. a society that is well organized and developed a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in particular part of the world

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FOLLOWING the Traces of LOST CIVILIZATIONS

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  1. FOLLOWING the Traces of LOST CIVILIZATIONS

  2. Civilization • a society that is well organized and developed • a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in particular part of the world • all the people in the world, and the societies they live in, considered as a whole • the process in which societies become developed and organized • (humorous) aplace such as a city, where there is a lot to do or where you have things to make you feel comfortable

  3. Your connotations… • Pharaoh • Pyramids • Temples • Sphinx • Scarab • Pagan gods • Artwork and pottery • Cave painting

  4. Match the words and their definitions

  5. Historians’ and Scientists’ Points of View on the World Civilizations Osvald Shpengler (1880—1936), a German philosopher called them “The most developed cultures” Pitirim Sorokin (1889—1969), a Russian-American philosopher and sociologist called them “metacultures” Arnold Joseph Toynby (1889—1975), an English historian, wrote a 12-volume work on this matter, called them “civilizations”, the number of which in his work varied from 13 to 21

  6. LOST CIVILIZATIONS • Celts. Druids • Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome • Olmecs. Aztecs. Maya. Inca • Phoenicians • Sarmats • Scythians • Vikings • Asian Civilizations

  7. The Easter Islands

  8. The Nile, as the cradle of Ancient Egypt ‘s civilization

  9. Choose the right statements about the Nile • was a constant source of life-giving water • was a place where the Egyptians could put up tents and have a rest • developed a successful economy based on agriculture • seasonal rains and floodwaters covered the floodplain with a rich black soil • offered a lot of places to the Egyptian families to make up fire and have meals at the banks of this great river • was one of the natural barriers provided good protection from other peoples and hostile attacks • was a transportation system to trade with other countries • Was the source of fish and fishing industry was established on its banks • Was a nice place where the Egyptians took mud, because the mud from the river’s banks was the raw material for a well-established pottery industry as well as for bricks used in construction • Was a nice place to lie in the sun

  10. How much do you know about thePyramids? 1.The Pyramids were built a) in 34 BC b) between 2575—2465BC c) in 34 AD 2. The largest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of a) Cleopatra b) King Khafre c) King Khufu 3. It took the Egyptians ___ years to build the Great Pyramid a) 100 b) 20 c) 120 4. How many men worked to build the Great Pyramid? a) 100, 000 b) 1, 000, 000 c) 1, 000

  11. 5. How many blocks of stone were used to build the Great Pyramid? • 2, 300, 000 b) 300, 000 c) 23, 000, 000 • 6. Each block of stone weighed about • 25 tons b) 10 tons c) 2.5 tons • 7. The Pyramids were buildings where • a) dead kings and queens were placed • b) kings and queens lived • c) kings and queens got married • 8. The Pyramids are among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World because they are • a) huge b) geometrically perfect c) made of stone

  12. Tutankhamen, a pharaoh of Egypt, ruled the country around 1358 BC, his tomb was discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922

  13. Lost civilizations of America • Existed in pre-Columbian period • Like any other civilizations they located along coast lines • The most important were the civilizations of • Olmecs • Maya • Aztecs • Inca

  14. Mayan Pyramids in Mexico. Teotihuacan, the ancient capital of Maya

  15. Ancient Gods of Mayas, worshipped by them a lot

  16. Maya decorated their temples in this way

  17. Maya were great astronomers and knew a lot about stars and planets

  18. The site of Machu Picchu was chosen for its unique location and geological features which made the city a real fortress

  19. What threatens our civilization we belong to? • air pollution • water pollution • deforestation • global warming • exhaustion of natural resources • the Volga, the Aral, the Caspian Sea—the places of ecological disaster • ecological balance of the world is disturbed

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