Unit 3　Back to the past Welcome to the unit 课件（牛津译林版必修3）.ppt

What does the name Zeus mean? It is said to be related to the Greek word ‘dios’, with bright as its meaning. * * Brainstorming If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. 想要懂得今天,就必须研究昨天。 --- Pearl Buck --- 赛珍珠 What are the four ancient countries? ★India ★Egypt ★China ★Ancient Babylon Questions Pyramid Sphinx a statue of a man’s head with a missing nose, on the body of a lion. The Taj Mahal The Hanging Gardens the Terracotta Warriors Have you ever visited these places before or have you ever heard of their history? The Statue of Zeus The Hanging Gardens The Taj Mahal The Potala Palace Do these pictures have something in common? If so, please describe it with some adjectives, as many as you can. magnificent well-designed ancient famous distant … The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 BC. The statue stood in Olympia, and was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece. Phidias made the god’s robe and ornaments from gold and carved the body out of ivory. The Statue of Zeus place where the Statue of Zeus was built Who is Zeus ? What does the name Zeus mean? Where was the Statue of Zeus once located? Picture Talking Who is Zeus? In Greek mythology (希腊神话), the principal god of the Greek pantheon (万神殿), ruler of the heavens, and father of other gods and mortal heroes. Where was the Statue of Zeus once located? On the western coast of Greece. This hand-coloured engraving by the 16th-century Dutch artist Martin Heemskerck depicts the fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon. According to the tradition, the gardens did not hang, but grew on the roofs and terraces of the royal palace in Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldean king, is supposed to have had the gardens built in about 600 BC as a consolation to his Median wife, who missed the natural surroundings of her homeland. The Hanging Gardens Ancient Babylon Who built it ? Why did it appear to be “hanging” in the sky ? Why was it built? Pict