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Questions1. Look at the photo. Which ancient people built this pyramid?2. Why do you think they built it? 3. Which other ancient peoples built pyramids?

The Temple of the Great Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala

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1. Look at the photo. Which ancient people built this pyramid?

Example Answers Ancient people in Guatemala built this pyramid, so that must be the Mayan people.

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2. Why do you think they built it?

Example Answers They probably built it for religious reasons since it’s a temple. Some pyramids were also used as places to bury dead kings or other rulers.

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3. Which other ancient peoples built pyramids?

Example Answers Other ancient peoples that built pyramids include: the ancient Egyptians; the Aztecs and other native people in Mexico; the Incas in South America; the Kush people in Sudan, Africa.

国际交流英语视听说Unit 6

Ancient Peoples and Places

Exploring the Theme

Ancient Peoples and Places

the Temple of the Great Jaguar: an archaeological site in Guatemala. It is a stepped pyramid structure which was built as a holy site for the Mayan people who lived in the region before the Europeans came. 大美洲豹神庙

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Ancient Peoples and Places

Mayan civilization: a civilization which dominated a region extending from southern Mexico into the Honduras. It declined rapidly when Spanish conquerors arrived in the 16th century in the region. 马雅文明

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Ancient Peoples and Places

the Incas: South American Indians who, at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1532, ruled an empire that extended along the Pacific coast and Andean ( 安第斯山脉的) highlands 印加人

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Ancient Peoples and Places

Machu Picchu: an ancient Inca ruin in Peru. It was built in the 15th century and abandoned about 100 years later. It was never destroyed by the Spanish, as it wasn’t rediscovered until 1911. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. 马丘比丘

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Ancient Peoples and Places

Pachacuti (1438–1471): an Inca Emperor. During his reign, he expanded his small kingdom into the Inca Empire which eventually ruled a large area of western South America. 帕查库提

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Ancient Peoples and Places

Amenhotep II: a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled around 3,400 years ago. He is famous for having ruled Egypt during one of its most prosperous periods. 阿孟霍特普二世

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Ancient Peoples and Places

the Thang Long Citadel: an imperial citadel in Vietnam.

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as built in the 11th century on the site of an older Chinese fortress. The name ―Thang Long‖ was the original name of the modern city of Hanoi. 升龙城堡Indus Valley civilization: an ancient civilization which arose

in the region of the Indus River. It extended from the region of modern Pakistan into parts of what are now Afghanistan and India. Mohenjo-daro in present-day Pakistan was its largest city. 印度河流域文明

Exploring the Theme

Ancient Peoples and Places

Look at the photos and read the captions. Then discuss the questions.1. What ancient sites are shown in these photos? What do you know

about each of them?2. Which of these ancient peoples or places do you find most interesting? Why?

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