HAPPY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

HISTORICAL DAY: THE DISCOVERY OF TUTANKHAMUN TOMB

Discovery of tutankhamun tomb from stchistarte

KEY WORDS AND VOCABULARY:EARLY CIVILISATIONS

KEY WORDS

 

Civilisation: ideas, sciences, arts, customs, beliefs, etc., that characterise a human group, such as people or nation.

 

Mesopotamia: historical region in Asia, In Greek the name means "land between two rivers".

 

 

Egypt: historical civilisation in Africa, located in a large desert crossed from north to south by the long river Nile.

 Kingdom: territory ruled by a King or Queen.

 

City state: city and surrounding lands, with its own independent system of political organisation.

 

Divination: finding out about the future by interpreting signs.

 

Ziggurats: very high buildings, with tiered towers, connected by stairs. At the top, there was an astronomical observatory.

Dynasty: series of rulers from the same family.

Craftwork: technique of making objects and products by hand, using simple tools and traditional methods.

Polytheist: someone who believes in various gods.

Mummify: prepare dead bodies so that they are preserved and do not decompose.

Sphinx: mythical animal, generally with a human head, neck and chest, but a lion´s body and legs.

Mastabas: type of egyptian tomb, used to bury pharaohs and important public servants. They were built in the form of a flat-topped pyramid and contained an offerings chamber with a statue of the dead.

Pyramids: type of egyptian tomb, formed a labyrinth of romos and passageways, the body was surrounded by treasure. Examples: pyramids of Cheops, Khafre and Menkaure.

Hypogea: underground tombs carved out the rock, with various passageways leading to the funerary chamber of pharaoh.

Temple: religious egyptian buildings dedicated to the gods, where the priests lived. Example: Temple of Luxor.

Rock Temples: temples carved out of rock. Example: Temple of Abu Simbel.

VOCABULARY

government, harvest, tax, army, trade, public administration, law, conquer, dykes, canals, scribe, herdsman, astronomy, statue, relief, papyrus, column, fresco, tempera.

FRANZ FERDINAND SONG

As I promised you a Franz Ferdinand song, "All for you Sophia". 

What do you think are they singing about?

HISTORICAL DAYS: ARMISTICE DAY 11/11/1918

Homework: for our next class with Jaimie, four questions about the I World War.

WEEKEND ACTIVITIE

A short video to review the Metal Age for Monday. 

Has been an useful video to study?

HISTORICAL DAYS: CRASH 1929

You can watch again the video of our first historical day. Enjoy these classes with Jaimie and practise your oral skills!!!!

KEY WORDS AND VOCABULARY METAL AGE

KEY WORDS

Metal Age: Period in history that lasted from around 3500 B.C TO 750 B.C and includes the Copper Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

Metallurgy: Technique for extracting metals from rock or earth and their treatment and use.

Metalworking: -Extract the ore.
                         -Smelt the metal in a furnace.
                         - Remove the slag.
                         - Pour the metal into the mould.

Menhirs: Large stones pushed into the ground, forming a circle (cromlech) or a line (alignment).

Dolmens: Made from several vertical stone walls and a horizontal stone.

VOCABULARY

ore, iron, bronze, copper, sword, knive, plough, trade, clay, wheel, war, weapons, ceremonies, alloy, corrosion, extraction, jewellery, helmet, hammer, irrigation, mould, tomb, smelt, walled.

Talking about Metal Age....

Here a game to practise about Iron Age.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/ironage_life/index_embed.shtml

Have you passed the quiz?

MUSIC TIME

What is the relation between Lucy Hominid and this song?

KEY WORDS AND VOCABULARY STONE AGE

KEY WORDS

Hominids: The upper primates who walked upright and all their descendants, incluiding human beings.

Prehistory: Long period of time that began with the appearance of the first human beings and ended with the discovery of the written word.

Palaeolithic Age: "old stone" Prehistoric era of around 5 millions years ago until 7000 B.C.

Neolithic Age: "new stone" Prehistoric era from approximately 7000 B.C. to 3500 B.C.

Nomad: A member of a tribe that has not permanent settlement, in the Paleolithic Age when resources ran out in one place, they moved to another to find food.

Sedentary: In the Neolithic Age people became sedentary, they lived in permanent settlements because they became producers.

Division of labour: A kind of organisation where people did differents activities or jobs: agriculture, livestock, hunting, fishing, building, basket-making, cloth-making, defence, etc.

Bartering: The exchange of products among differents groups, it appeared in the Neolithic Age.

VOCABULARY

weapons, hide, bones, skull, cave, brain, stone, jaw, upright, tools, chin, forehead,, hunt, fish, 
paint, art, bury, hierarchy, gather, tribe, livestock, agriculture, settlements, spirits, pottery.

And... come on with PREHISTORY!

Here a little video to improve your listening.

Can you understand everything?

WELCOME

Hi students

Welcome to our online space. We are going to dedicate this blog to expand some interesting information  for your studies. I hope you´ll enjoy it!!