traveling the world #4 abriged

TRUE OR

FALSE?

1) ANCIENT HISTORYTrue or False?

Acupuncture was first used as a medical treatment in 2700 BC

by Chinese emperor Shen-Nung.

2) ANCIENT HISTORYTrue or False?

At the height of its power, Sparta had 25,000 citizens,

and 500,000 slaves.

3) ANCIENT HISTORYTrue or False?

In the Middle ages, (5th-15th cen-tury) most people believed the heart was the center of intelli-

gence.

4) ANCIENT HISTORYTrue or False?

There haS been 262 Popes. 15 have been murdered of killed.

5) ANCIENT HISTORYTrue or False?

Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made from wood.

6) ANCIENT HISTORYTrue or False?

The Ancient Egyptian King Pepi the 2nd ruled Egypt for 90 years

Traveling the World. Lesson #4

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2. Hierapolis-Pa-mukkale (Turkey)

Pamukkale, meaning Cotton Castle, is one of the most extraor-dinary natural won-ders in Turkey.

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Pamukkale’s ‘frozen’ waterfalls and pools were formed over thousands of years as mineral-rich spring water flowed down a high mountain wall and left behind large amounts of calcium.

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Here, too, is the site of the ancient city of Hierapolis, where many interesting ru-ins can be found, in-cluding hot baths, temples, and other Greek and Roman monuments.

Which picture is NOT of Hi-erapolis Pamukkale.

A B

C

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3. Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Ko-rea)

In June 2007, Jeju Is-land became South Korea’s first natural heritage site to be added to the World Heritage list.

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Covering over 10% of the island, the her-itage site actually consists of three sep-arate areas-

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Geomunoreum, one of the finest lava tube systems in the world; Seongsan Ilchulbong, a huge bowl-like mountain formed dur-ing a volcanic erup-tion;

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and 1,950 – meter high Mt. Halla, the highest mountain in South Korea.

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These three sites are extremely beautiful and provided an ex-traordinary record of geological history of the Earth.

Which picture IS of Jeju Island?

A B

C D

Comprehension Ques-tion

Why do you think Jeju Is-land has been added to the World Heritage list?

It was added because there are three extra-ordinary sites.

Vocabulary p163Monument: A structure,

like a building or sculp-ture built as a memo-rial.

“Greek and Roman mon-uments.”

3rd sentence, last line.

“Hierapolis- Pamukkale"

Vocabulary p163Volcanic: Something pro-

duced by a volcano.“Seongsan Ilchulbong, a

huge bowl-like moun-tain formed during a volcanic eruption.”

2nd sentence, 6th line.

“Jeju”

Vocabulary p163Eruption: A release of

something. “Seongsan Ilchulbong, a

huge bowl-like moun-tain formed during a volcanic eruption.”

2nd sentence, 6th line.

“Jeju”

Some Volcanic Eruptions!

Vocabulary p163Extremely: Very. To a high

degree.“These three sites are ex-

tremely beautiful.”3rd sentence, 8th line.

“Jeju”

Vocabulary p163Geological: The study of

the Earth.“An extraordinary record

of the geological his-tory of the Earth.”

3rd sentence, 9th line.

“Jeju”