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Europa”—a Greek myth 欧罗巴（腓尼基王阿革诺耳之女） Make himself a cattle and carry the princess on the back. They came to the new land and named it Europe. 腓尼基Phoenicia [fini?i?] 新大陆the New World Europe [ju?r?p] Crete 克里特岛 Minoan米诺斯文明/克里特文明(2200BC-1400BC ) Minoan [min?u?n] Crete is the the origin of european civilization.欧洲文明的发源地 Settlers?had?begun?sailing from Asia Minor to Crete克里特岛 about 6000 BC公元前（Before Christ） “palace society” King Minos, the Minotaur人身牛头怪物: Half-human, half-bull minor [main?] Minotaur [main?t?:] n. 弥诺陶洛斯（人身牛头怪物）美索不达米亚的Egyptian [id?ip??n]埃及的 Monotheism一神论 The evolution of Hebrew monotheism (一神论）helped Judaism become one of the world’s greatest religions. It influenced the development of both Christianity and Islam. When we speak of the Judeo-Christian heritage of Western civilization, we refer not only to the concept of monotheism but also to ideas of law, morality, and social justice that have become important parts of Western culture. evolution [,i:v?lu:??n]演变 theism [θi:iz?m] Hebrew希伯来人(语) heritage [heritid?]继承，遗产 morality [m?r?l?ti]美德 the Middle Ages——The dark ages黑暗的中世纪 The Crusades 十字军远征与The Hundred Years War英法百年战争 crusade [kru:seid]十字军东侵 Although?the?period?is often portrayed negatively, the Middle Ages was a time when the precursors of many important modern institutions were created. Medieval universities are the direct ancestors of modern ones. （中世纪的大学是现代大学的始祖）The liberal arts of the Middle Ages remain the core of the arts and sciences programs of todays colleges. Achievement成就：Gothic temples哥特式寺庙 portray [p?:trei]描绘 precursor [pri:k?:s?]先驱 medieval [,medii:v?l]中世纪的 ancestor [?nsest?]始祖 core [k?:]核心 古希腊罗马文明 Questions 1：Why are the Greeks considered the cornerstone of the Western intellectual tradition?为什么被认为是西方文明的基石intellectual [,int?lektju?l]智力的 Questions 2：What were the chief legacies of Ancient Greece and Rome? 为我们留下了什么遗产？ legacy [leɡ?si] 遗产 Ancient Greece 1、The 5th century closed with civil war between Athens Sparta. 雅典斯巴达间的内战