2006年重庆市Unit7 Cultural relics 人教版.pptVIP

Unit 7 Cultural relics ------produced by Leo Some facts about the Pyramids of Egypt 1. Man fears Time, yet Time fears the Pyramids. --------Arab proverb 2. It is located at the city of Giza, a tomb of ancient Memphis, and today part of Cairo, Egypt. 3. It was built by the Egyptian pharaoh around the year 2560 BC to serve as a tomb when he dies. 4. Soldiers! From the top of these Pyramids, 40 centuries are looking at us. ------ Napoleon The Great Wall of China Some facts about The Great Wall of China 1.Starting out in the east of the Yalu River in Liaoning Province, the Wall stretches westwards for 12,700 kilometers to Jiayuguan in the Gobi desert, thus known as the Ten Thousand Li Wall in China. 2.The construction of the origin of the Wall can date back to the year 656 B.C. during the States of Chu. 3. After the state of Qin unified China in 221 B.C., the emperor joined the walls to defend the country. 4. The Great wall has lost its strategic importance and has become a world-renowned tourist attraction. The Stonehenge of the Great Britain Facts about the Stonehenge 1. It’s the most mysterious pre-historic monument on earth. 2. Dating back as far as 2950B.C.,theories about who built Stonehenge have included the druids and the Greeks. 3. Guesses as to its purpose range from astronomy to a UFO landing site. 4.There were about 80 of stones at Stonehenge weighing up to four tons each. 5. Getting the stones to the site was an amazing thing, but building Stonehenge was much more complex. Suggestive answers 1. They are all symbols of their countries and their culture. 2. They are all large structures that were built by many people. 3. They once had a practical importance (burial sites, defense, magic/superstition ect.), but now they have largely symbolical value. 4. The structures were originally built for some certain people---the Emperor, he