Unit 3 Back to the past welcome to the unit 每课一练（牛津版必修3）.docVIP

Unit 3 Back to the past welcome to the unit 每课一练 I. 知识窗： For centuries, they were the tallest structures on the planet. The Pyramids of Giza, built over 4,000 years ago, still stand atop (在……顶上) an otherwise (另外的) flat, sandy landscape. One of the SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, the pyramids defy (挑起；激起) 21st-century humans to explain their greatest secrets. How could a civilization that lacked bulldozers (推土机), forklifts, and trucks build such massive (结实的) structures? Why would anyone have spent the time and energy to attempt such a task? What treasures were placed inside these monuments (塔)? T