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欧洲文化入门

Unit1TheFirstCivilizations

Unit1TheFirstCivilizations

TextATheCradleofCivilization

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Unit1TheFirstCivilizations

UniteGoals

1.Tohaveageneralunderstandingoftheearlycivilizationsinthe

world

2.ToappreciatetheculturalachievementsoftheMesopotamiansand

ancientEgyptians

3.Tolearntheusefulwordsandexpressionsthatdescribetheearly

civilizations

4.Toimprovelanguageskillsbylearningthisunit

TextATheCradleofCivilization

TextATheCradleofCivilization

CivilizationinMesopotamia

MesopotamiaisaregionintheMiddleEast,lyingbetweentherivers

EuphratesandTigrisinwhatisIraqtoday.ThenameMesopotamiacomes

fromGreek,whichmeansbetweenrivers.Importantancientcivilizationsin

theregionweretheSumerian,theBabylonianandAssyrian.

美索不达米亚是中东的一个地区，位于今天伊拉克的幼发拉底河和

底格里斯河之间。名字“美索不达米亚”来自希腊语，意思是“河流”。

该地区重要的古代文明是苏美尔人、巴比伦人和亚述人。

TextATheCradleofCivilization

Itwasthetworiversthatbecamethebasisofthewealthofthe

region.Throughrelativelyeasyirrigation,agriculturecouldyieldheavy

crops.Therewerefishintherivers,theareahaddiversifiedagriculture

andwildfowlwasavailableoutnearthecoast.

正是这两条河流成为该地区财富的基础。通过相对容易的灌溉

，农业可以生产重作物。河里有鱼，该地区有多样化的农业，海岸

附近有野禽。

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Hence,therewasaneasysurplusoffoodproducts—aprerequisite

forurbanization,socitiesdeveloped.Thecitieswerecentersoftrade,as

wellastheproductionofhandicrafts,stateadministrationandmilitary

defense.

因此，食品很容易过剩——这是城市化的先决条件，因此城市发展

起来了。这些城市是贸易中心，也是手工艺品生产、国家管理和军

事防御的中心。

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