1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Ancient civilizations,Pompeii,(Italy),&Loulan,(China),Background knowledge,Pompeii,Location,The site of Pompeii was located,in western Italy,in a region called Campania
2、near the Bay of Naples.,Map of Pompeii,History,It was first occupied in the 8th century BC,.,The Etruscans,soon dominated the region.The Etruscan occupation lasted throughout the 5th and 6th centuries BC.,After the Etruscans came,the Saminites,.The Saminites turned Pompeii into a pure Greek town.,T
3、he Romans,took control of Pompeii around 200 BC.,The Romans retained control over Pompeii until the end.,A timeline of events in Pompeii,Vesuvius(volcano),On 24th August AD 79,the volcano(Vesuvius)erupted,and lava,ash and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside.,All the people in the
4、 city were buried alive.,Loulan:,Ghost City,Loulan,was a stopping point on the Old Silk Road,connecting China to Europe.,In its lifetime,Loulan,was situated,on the north shore of Lop Nor,(,罗布湖,).,.,Loulan,was abandoned in the sixth century and was gradually covered by sandstorm.,Their most significa
5、nt finding was a female mummy,the,Loulan,beauty,whose good looks were undiminished 1,000 years later.,Unit3 Back to the past,Reading,C1,How well did you understand the details in the diary?Read it,again carefully and answer the following questions.,What happened to Pompeii in,August AD 79?,2.How was
6、 the buried city discovered?,Mount Vesuvius erupted,and lava,ash and rocks,poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside.,All the people,in Pompeii,were buried alive,and,so was the city.,It was discovered,in the 18th century when a farmer,found some stone with writing on it.,People started,to di
7、g in the area for treasure,which caused much,damage.So in 1860,the Italian archaeologist,Giuseppe,Fiorelli,was made director of the Pompeii,dig.,3.,What were the,stepping stones,along the road in,Pompeii used for?,4.,Why was,Loulan,an important city about,2,000,years ago?,5.,How do many people think
8、Loulan,disappeared?,6.,According to the last sentence,how did the author feel about the loss of,Loulan,?,With the stones,people did not have to step in the,mud in the streets on rainy days.,Because it was,a stopping point,on the famous Silk,Road between the East and the West,It was gradually covered over by sandstorms from,AD,200 to,AD,500.,She felt that it was a pity!,RUINS OF POMPEII,Stone sign,temple of Jupiter,Large theater,Wall paintings and mosaic floor,Ruins of,Loulan,