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mercredi 1 février 2012

Ancient Egypt civilization

Read the text carefully and do the activities
          The civilazation of ancient egypt dates back to around 3000 Bc when the first pharaoh was
established as ruler of Upper and Lower egypt.many different dynastiest ruled the country ever almost
3000 years,but in 332 BC it was conquered by Alexander the Great and so become part of the Greek
world.
        Ancient Egypt developed one of the earliest forms of writing hieroglyphics, but very few people
could read and write.Only a certain group of people were allowed to train to be scribes.
       Egyptians burial practices information about religious beliefs,including the belief in an after life.
This required the body to be preserved.We call this process mimmification.

         Although Egypt was well-resourced with raw materials and could produce crops in the fertile soil
of Nile river, it still needed trade with neighbouring countries to aquire things it needed, such woodand
metals.
          The acient Egyptians are well-known for the large stone sturctures. Perhaps the most famous
symbols of ancient egypt are the pyramids, built as tombs for pharaohs four thousand years ago.
Pyramids are of the most well-known structures which survive from the acient world. They have been
the subject of fascination, exploration and study for hundreds of years, yet weare still not sure how
they were built.The design, labour and construction involved with a project of size has baffled people
trying to understand the pyramids.

1)  Read the text and say if the sentences are true or false.
a-  Alexander the great is an egyptian Emperor.
b-  Wrting was learnt by all people.
c-  Pyramids were tombs for pharaohs
2)  In which paragraph is it mentioned ……?
a-  Egypt the land of civilization.
b-  Egypt the rich land.
c-  A Minority of ancient egyptians were literate.
3)  Answer the following questions according to the text.
a-  Why did ancient egyptians use mummification?
b-  Were the pharaohs the only rules of egypt?
c-  Mention three main activities of ancient egyptians.
4)  Who or what do the underlined words refer to in the text?
It (§1)                          This (§3)                              It (§4)                                  They (§5)
      …………………                  ……………………          ………………………….          ……………………      
5)  Choose the most appropriate title to the text.
-The old cities of egypt.           - The egyptiens’ beliefs.                 - The ancient egyptians.

      1) Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to the following.
          a- founed (§1)                     b- old (§2)                     c- rich (§4)                         d- discovery (§5)
       2) Complete the following charts as shown in the example.
                            VERB                            NOUN                                ADJECTIVE
 Example            to believe                    belief                                   believable/believed.
                            To write                        ………………….                   …………………………
                            To…………..                 ………………….                   established
                            To……………                civilization                           ………………………….
        3) Rewrite sentence ‘b’ the following sentence.
             - The church was built in 1818 and library in 1925
             -The church is …………………………………………..
       4) Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘ed’ 
           - conquered         - resourced         - founded              - established
              
/ed/  /d/  /id/
…………………
…………………
………………………..
……………………….
………………;……..
………………………

6)  Reorder the following sentences to make a coherent paragraph.
a-  It helped them to control vast trade routes….
b-  That human blood was needed by the gods to keep the world alive….
c-  Warfare was extremely important for the Aztec people…..
d-  And it was important for their religion as they believed….

             Write a topic of about 120 words explaining how we can use the following notes :
                                                    -Respect our customs and traditions.
                                                -Teach our kids ancestors’ culture.
                                            - Organize international and national exhibition.
                                          - Organize festivals in many world capitals.
                                       - Writing books about history.
                                     - reflecting our culture via ethical behaviour.

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