[高二英语]新人教版选修八 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors.pptVIP

3. Bronze bird This is a very realistic and lively bronze statue of a bird. Its wing is not realistic but shows some feathers pointing to the sky. It represented the idea that all animals have spirits and birds were especially important. It may have been used for religious purposes. 4 Clay pot This clay pot was found with the bronze objects already described. It rests on three thick legs which makes it very sturdy. It has a long straight body ending in a dome at the top of the lid. There is also an open mouth-like part to pour the liquid in or out. The handle reaches from below the open hole to the beginning of the three think legs. It could have been used to hold and pour wine or other liquid. It is elegant enough to be used by rich people at parties. The owners of this object clearly wanted a functional jug but one that had style and elegance. They were clearly people with artistic taste. It must have come from an old but sophisticated civilization. We can learn that the people at Sanxingdui could make bronze. They could use it extremely skillfully to make very special objects that looked like many of the things the people saw around them. They were also able to make objects for decoration which suggests that they had a developed culture. What can we learn from these objects? 4. They may have used these objects for religious purpose. If so, they may have thought that natural objects contained spirits that could influence the life of the Sanxingdui people. Homework Revise your writing. Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors Task Can you date the object found in the ground? How can you date it? Listen to the tape and find out the two ways archaeologists use to date objects found in the ground. the layer method and radiocarbon dating method Listen to the tape and fill in the layers in the “wastepaper basket” diagram on the right. yogurt pots used envelops waste paper orange skin It uses radioactivity to measure the amount of ______