SCIENCEUNIT 15

THE ANCIENT WORLD AND THE MIDDLE AGES

• The Ancient WorldIn the Ancient World the first importantcivilizations appeared: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome.

The first laws are written in Mesopotamia. In Egypt the pharaohs built the pyramids.

The Greeks were important for their politicalsystem (democracy), architecture, sculture and literature.

The Romans crated a great Empire around theMediterranean. They extended theirlanguage, laws, customs and culture.

Cities in the Acient World

The Middle AgesImportant events in the Middle Ages

Important events in the Middle Ages were theGermanic invasions, the CarolingianEmpire, feudalism and the discovery of America.

Life in the Middle Ages

Society was divided into three groups: nobles, clergy and common people.

People abandoned the cities and settled in thecountryside. They became serfs of feudal lords.

From the 13th century, the cities grew again.

Cities in the Middle Ages

Lesson vocabularyCivilization: civilización

To appear: aparecer

Law: ley

Pharaoh: faraón

To build: contruir

Democracy: democracia

To creat: crear

Great: gran

Empire: imperio

Custom: costumbre

Feudalism: feudalismo

Clergy: clero

Common people: pueblo

To settle: establecerse

Countryside: campo

Serf: siervo

Feudal lord: señor feudal

To grow: crecer

Again: otra vez, de nuevo