1. The Lost Civilizations
Unit 3

2. Enjoy the following pictures and tell what they are and where they are from.

3. Pyramids

4. Hanging Gardens

5. The Taj Mahal

6. The Statue of Zeus

7. The Potala Palace

8. The Great Wall

9. Pompeii Pompeii, ancient city of Italy, a port near Naples
and at the foot of Mt.Vesuvius.
Pompeii

10. What do you think destroyed Pompeii?

11. volcano

12. Pompeii in the past Pompeii today All the people in the city were
buried alive!

13. Pompeii today
Today all we can see of Pompeii are ruins. But the ruins tell us many things about the ancient world. The disaster that destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 AD preserved forever a treasury(宝库) of the past. Careful exploration of the ruins continues to add to our knowledge of ancient Roman times.

14. Do you know any other lost civilizations?

15. Yuanmingyuan

16. The Ancient City of Loulan played a very important role on the Silk Road. Chinese silks, tea, and jewelries were firstly exported to other regions and countries through the Ancient City of Loulan.
Loulan

17. Loulan today
The ancient State of Loulan was a small state established in the Western Regions in ancient times before 176 B.C. and lasted until the seventh century. It had been a flourishing community, but when the Han dynasty fell in AD 220, it was overtaken by the Xiongnu (minority people) who cut the city off from all communication with Chang'an (the ancient capital).
and was gradually covered by sandstorm.

18. What do you think destroyed Yuanmingyuan and Loulan?

19. Structure

20. How many parts do you think this passage is made up of?

21. 1 2 3 preparation a visit to Pompeii a visit to Loulan Part Para.
General Idea 1 2 3
preparation
a visit to Pompeii
a visit to Loulan

22. Reading

23. Read the text then find the answers to the following questions.
1.What country is the author from?
2.What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?
3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860?
4.Who is Professor Zhang?

24. 1.What country is the author from?
Canada
2. What is one main similarity between Pompeii and Loulan?
Both of them became lost civilizations about 2,000 years ago.

25. 3. Who was made director of the Pompeii dig in 1860?
The Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli.
4. Who is Professor Zhang?
An archaeologist from the local cultural institute.

26. Careful reading
Please read the passage carefully and choose the right answer.

27. B. It was dug by the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe.
1. What happened soon after the ruins of Pompeii
was found?
A. It was well protected by the local government.
B. It was dug by the Italian archaeologist
Giuseppe.
C. It was badly damaged by people digging in the
area for treasure.
D. The bodies of people buried were stolen.

28. 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Both of the two cities are lost civilizations about 2,000
years ago.
B. Both of the two cities were discovered by local people.
C. Pompeii was destroyed by a volcano while Loulan was
gradually covered over by sandstorms.
D. Pompeii was in Italy while Loulan was in China.

29. 3. Why was Loulan an important city about 2,000 years ago?
A. Because it was a stopping point on the famous Silk
Road between the East and the West.
B. Because it was once a big, rich commercial city with
lots of treasures.
C. Because there was an ancient water system that ran
through the middle of the city.
D. Because people have discovered many palaces, temples,
workshops and towers in the remains of the city.

30. 4. We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. for some reason Loulan was gradually covered over by sandstorms from 500 BC to 200 BC
B. Loulan was once located in a green land with enormous trees and no water system
C. travelers can see some well-preserved dead bodies in Pompeii just as they were 2,000 years ago
D. ancient people in Pompeii didn’t have to step in the mud in the streets on rainy days because of volcanic ash along the road

31. 5) The purpose of writing this passage is_______.
To show how happy the writer was to have such a chance to visit the sites.
To arouse people’s sense of protecting civilizations
to compare the civilizations of Pompeii and Loulan
To tell us how Pompeii and Loulan
were destroyed.

32. time event Pompeii It was taken over by the Romans.
in the 8th century BC
in 89 BC
on 24th Aug. AD 79
in 1860
2000 years ago
from AD 200
to AD 500
100 years ago
Pompeii
It was founded.
It was taken over by the Romans.
Volcano Vesuvius erupted.
Giuseppe Fiorelli was made
director of the Pompeii dig.
a commercial city.
Loulan
It was covered over
gradually by sandstorms.
It was discovered by a
Swedish explorer, Sven hedin