Ancient History Trivia #2

Five True or False ques-tions.

1) Egyptian mummies were often added to skin cream in Europe after the 13th century.

2) In ancient Egypt people shaved their head when their cat

died.

3) When Peter the Great found out his

wife had a boyfriend, he cut the man’s head off, and put it in a jar, next to his wife’s bed.

4) In 1890, the age a woman could marry

in Italy was 14.

5) The Vikings were the first to invent ice-skat-

ing

Traveling the World. Lesson #5

Reading p164Protecting our Heritage

Protecting and rescuing world heritage sites are urgent tasks that re-quire every-one’s help and cooperation.

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Around the world, many sites are threatened by war, theft, pollution, uncontrolled de-velopment, and natural disasters.

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Currently more than 30 (actually there are 890 now) cultural and natural sites have been placed on UN-ESCO’s list of heritage sites,

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including such places as Samarra Archaeo-logical City in Iraq,

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the old city of Jerusalem,

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and the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador.

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What the list aims to do is draw the world’s atten-tion to the crit-ical need of protecting these sites.

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Indeed, our world heritage sites are not just a legacy that has been left to us by our ancestors,

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but also a precious treasure that we must pass on to our own children and their children.

Comprehension Ques-tion

What efforts can be made to protect world heritagesites? To draw the world’s at-

tention to the need of protecting these trea-sures.

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Rescue: To save. “Protecting and rescuing

world heritage sites....”

3rd word 1st sentence

There are many kinds of “res-cue”. Which is the correct res-

cue for us?

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Urgent: Immediate at-tention.

“Protecting and rescuing world heritage sites are urgent tasks…”

1st sentence p164

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Cooperation: To work together. “Teamwork.”“urgent tasks that re-quire everyone’s help

and cooperation…”

2nd line 1st sentence.

Here are some examples of cooperation and

Vocabulary p164Threaten: To intend to

cause damage. (En-danger)

“Around the world, many sites are threatened by war”

3rd line 2nd sentence.

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Theft: To take, or steal.

“Around the world, many sites are threatened by

war, theft…”

3rd line 2nd sentence.

Here are some pictures of ani-mals stealing. Be careful!

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Endangered: Threatened

“Around the world, many sites are threatened by

war, theft…”

3rd sentence, 5th line

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Critical: Important, Crucial.

“What the list aims to do is draw the world’s at-tention to the critical

need of protecting these sites.”

1st sentence, 2nd para-graph

Vocabulary p164Legacy: A gift or some-

thing left behind by your ancestors.

“Indeed, our world’s sites are not just a

legacy that has been left to us...”

2nd sentence, 2nd para-graph

Here are some more Korean World Heritage sites!

Changdeokgung Palace Complex

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

Jongmyo Shrine

Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.

Seokguram

Can you remember the five Korean World Heritage

sites?

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Be placed on the list of.

“Currently more than 30 (890) cultural and nat-ural sites have been placed on UNESCO’s

list…”

3rd sentence, 4th line.

There are many kinds of “lists”. Which is the correct list

for us?

Vocabulary p164 Draw one’s attention to. “What the list aims to

do is draw the world’s attention to the critical need of protecting these sites.”1st sentence 2nd para-

graph

2NE1 will draw one’s atten-tion with their make-up on,