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8 Antıquıty

Listening and Speaking

A. What can you see in the pictures?

B. Match the words with their definitions.

1. citadel a. the place where soldiers sleep
2. conflict b. a ruler who doesn’t obey laws
3. barracks c. a nobleman or woman
4. fortified d. rule by a king or queen
5. aristocrat e. buying and selling
6. monarchy f. a fortress on a hill
7. tyrant g. war or fighting D. Listen again and mark the sentences as

8 . trading h. strengthened true (T) or false (F).
1. Athens grew to dominance in the late
8.1 sixth century BCE.
C. Listen to a lecture about poleis in ancient
Greece. Answer the questions in pairs. 2. Draconian laws refer to severe laws.
1. Why was Greece divided into lots of city-states? 3. The Golden Age of Athens was 469 and
421 BCE.
2. What was a polis?
4. Foreigners and slaves were allowed to
3. How did Athens grow?
vote in Athens.
4. What was Draco known for?
5. People farming in the villages around
5. What was Solon known for?
Sparta were all slaves.
6. What happened during the Age of Pericles? 6. Military leaders had a higher status than
7. How did Sparta grow? wealthy people in Sparta.
8. How was Sparta governed?

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