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History File

Ancient Civilisations

1 Ancient Egypt was a civilisation in North Africa. a

The Nile River ran through Ancient Egypt. Two
separate kingdoms developed along the Nile River
- the kingdom in Upper Egypt and the kingdom in
Lower Egypt. In 3200 BC the pharaoh of the north
conquered the south and Egypt became one country.
The pharaoh’s name was King Narmer or Menes.

2 The Roman Empire began in Italy in 27 BC. It

was small at first, but it became very big. In the
end, North Africa, Spain, France, Germany and b
England were all part of it. The Romans play an
important part in our lives today. Many of the
things we do or have are from the Romans.
The Romans spoke and wrote in Latin and many of
our words come from Latin words. Our calendar, for c
example, started with Julius Caesar, a Roman ruler.

3 The Aztec people were from central Mexico. From

the 13th century, the Valley of Mexico was the centre
of Aztec civilisation. In AD 1325 the Aztecs lived in
central Mexico City, a large, beautiful and powerful
city, on a small island called Tenochtitlan. The ancient
Aztecs believed in many gods and goddesses. Songs and
poetry were also very important for them. There were
poetry competitions at most of the Aztec festivals.

Reading My History File

1 Read the text quickly. Match the pictures (a–c) 3 Make notes about a period of history.
to the paragraphs (1–3). Think about:
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2 1.43 Read the text again. Write AE (Ancient
Egypt), RE (Roman Empire) or AZ (Aztec) for K 502CB 01>DC C748A 2D;CDA4 0AC A4;868>= 4C2
sentences 1–6. K 0=H >C74A 8=C4A4BC8=6 8=5>A<0C8>=
1 Menes was an ancient pharaoh. AE 4 Write a paragraph about the period of history.
2 Gods were very important for them. Add pictures. Use your notes from Exercise 3
3 Their Empire began in 27 BC . to help you.
4 They spoke and wrote in Latin.
5 The Nile River was important for them.
6 Tenochtitlan was an island.

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