BUILDING UP OUR KNOWLEDGES.
GREAT CIVILIZATIONS
1.- Which of the sentences are True ( T ) ?
a) The Incas lived in North America. ( )
b) They were called The Children of the Sun. ( )
c) They built magnificient temples. ( )
d) They were excellent fishermen. ( )
e) The men wore a lot of jewellry. ( )
THE INCA CIVILIZATION.
The Incas lived 0)....... the mountains of Peru, South America. They built a large empire which
1)...... in 1200 and lasted for over 300 years. The Empire covered over 4,000 kilometers and had around six million people.
The Incas called themselves " The Children of the Sun" and had many temples around their land. Their leader was called " The Inca".
The Incas 2)...... excellent architects and builders. They built magnificent temples by hand. Their road system was also excellent. It helped them 3)...... travel around the land. The Incas were good farmers 4)...... They had fields with potatoes, sweet potatoes and chilli peppers. As they didn´t have money, they exchanged goods and food with 5)........ another. The men wore a lot of jewellery 6)...... the women didn´t wear much. The Incas could not write so they sent information by giving messages to a boy. 7)....... boy then ran to the next village and told another runner and this continued until the message finally reached its destination.
Unfortunately, the Inca Empire came to an end in 1533 after the Spanish invaded their land and killed 8)........ Emperor.
2.- Read the text and choose the best word for each gap ( 1 - 8) .
0 A in B on C at
0 A in B on C at
1 A starts B starting C started
2 A are B were C was
3 A to B but C and
4 A too B and C so
5 A only B each C one
6 A and B but C also
7 A the B a C some
8 A they B their C this
3.-USE THE TEXT TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH COULD, COULDN´T, HAD, DIDN´T, HAVE.
1.- The Inca Empire.............................................around six million people.
2.- The Incas..........................................build temples by hand.
3.- They ..........................................excellent roads.
4.- They .........................................farm.
5.- They ....................................write.
6.- Their women.............................much jewellery.
4.- QUESTION WORDS.
PUT THE QUESTIONS WORDS IN THE RIGHT PLACE
IN THE TABLE.
- HOW
- WHERE
- WHAT
- WHO
- WHEN
Person Time Place Object Manner
1)................. 2)....................... 3)......................... 4)........................ 5).......................
5.- PROYECT
Find information about other ancient civilization and write.
- when and where it was
- what the people wore
- the type of houses they lived in
- any other interesting facts
- when and how it ended.
2 comentarios:
I found excellent theme, in my case, I have always been linked in my work as a tourist guide to gives them to our culture. But it is always good to go back to our origins as we are losing daily essential identity and revalue our own.
Good intro and session miss =D thanks a lot!
5to B
I'm proud to be Peruvian. We have tourist places, cultures, a good history, gastronomy, etc.
The class was good, miss. The videos show our Peru. No one can argue.
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