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1、AncientcivilizationslPompeii Pompeii(Italy)(Italy)&Loulan&Loulan(China)(China)Background knowledge PompeiiLocation ThesiteofPompeiiwaslocatedinwesternItalyinaregioncalledCampania,neartheBayofNaples.Map of PompeiiHistoryItwasfirstoccupiedinthe8thcenturyBC.The Etruscanssoondominatedtheregion.TheEtrusc

2、anoccupationlastedthroughoutthe5thand6thcenturiesBC.AftertheEtruscanscamethe Saminites.TheSaminitesturnedPompeiiintoapureGreektown.The RomanstookcontrolofPompeiiaround200BC.TheRomansretainedcontroloverPompeiiuntiltheend.A timeline of events in PompeiiVesuvius(volcano)uOn 24th August AD 79,the volcan

3、o(Vesuvius)eruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.Allthepeopleinthecitywereburiedalive.Loulan:GhostCityLoulanwasastoppingpointontheOldSilkRoad,connectingChinatoEurope.Initslifetime,Loulanwassituatedon the north shore of Lop Nor(罗布湖).Loulanwasabandonedinthesixthcenturyan

4、dwasgraduallycoveredbysandstorm.Theirmostsignificantfindingwasafemalemummy,theLoulan beautywhosegoodlookswereundiminished1,000yearslater.Unit3 Back to the pastReadingLost Civilizations(excerpts from Anns travel diary)Day 1 Day 3Day 10Day11Day 2 C1C1 How well did you understand the details in the dia

5、ry?Read it again carefully and answer the following questions.1.WhathappenedtoPompeiiinAugust AD 79?2.Howwastheburiedcitydiscovered?MountVesuviuseruptedandlava,ashandrockspouredoutofitontothesurroundingcountryside.AllthepeopleinPompeiiwereburiedalive,andsowasthecity.Itwasdiscoveredinthe18thcenturywh

6、enafarmerfoundsomestonewithwritingonit.Peoplestartedtodigintheareafortreasure,whichcausedmuchdamage.Soin1860,theItalianarchaeologistGiuseppeFiorelliwasmadedirectorofthePompeiidig.3.Whatwerethestepping stonesalongtheroadinPompeiiusedfor?4.WhywasLoulananimportantcityabout2,000 years ago?5.Howdomanypeo

7、plethinkLoulandisappeared?6.Accordingtothelastsentence,howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthelossofLoulan?Withthestones,peopledidnothavetostepinthemudinthestreetsonrainydays.BecauseitwasastoppingpointonthefamousSilkRoadbetweentheEastandtheWestItwasgraduallycoveredoverbysandstormsfromAD200toAD500.Shefeltthatitwasapity!RUINS OF POMPEII Stone sign temple of JupiterLargetheaterWallpaintingsandmosaicfloorRuins of Loulan