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stimulated planned capital together age money literature culture territories conqueredMore Reforms, Plans and Death In 323, Alexander returned to Babylon, which he planned to make the (1)_________of his great new empire. He saw himself as creating the kind of government. He hoped to create a new loyalty across the lands he had (2)_________ and a new feeling among his subjects that they belonged to a world outside their home town. He prayed for new cooperation and brotherhood, and he looked for his empire to be strengthened by a common (3)_________Hellenism, including the Greek language. His Persian cadets were to have instruction in Greek (4)_________, and his other subjects in the East were to be encouraged to become like the Greeks and Macedonians. Alexander hoped that commerce would help tie his empire (5)________.. He decided to exploit new commercial possibilities and to make Babylon the center of a world commerce. His conquest of Persian treasury had put more (6)________into circulation, and his conquests had broken down trade barriers. Already he had (7)_________economic activity by building new ports and by founding new cities and seventy military colonies in the conquered (8)_________. He planned to colonize the eastern shore of the Persian Gulf. And he (9)_________to have Arabia circumnavigated and explored. Alexander was laying plans to extend his conquests to Sicily and Italy to unite more of the world under his rule. But a fortuity intervened. In 323 BCE, at the (10)_________ of thirty-two, Alexander died ,possibly from malaria.
2. Match the words with definitions:
3. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false statements: 1. Alexander’s ambition was to create a new empire with Babylon as its centre. 2. Alexander dreamt that Hellenic and Greek cultures could become the basic ones for his new empire. 3. Alexander wanted to create new trade routes, which would lead to Babylon. 4. Alexander planned to break down Arabia. 5. By the age of thirty-two Alexander had gained most of the world under his rule.
Variant 3
1. Complete the text with the following words: described godly world religion pharaoh historian fathersea demonized stories Alexander and Myth By his conquests, Alexander had changed the (1)_________But what had not changed was the inclination to create myth. Even while Alexander lived, his court (2)_________, Callisthenes, had written of an incident in which the (3)_________had retreated from before Alexander's path. Now myth-makers colored their image of Alexander as they pleased. Some of them added to the myth of Alexander having had (4)_________powers. But Zoroastrian priests (5)________Alexander. They were jealous of foreign creeds and, reeling from the damage that Alexander had done to the prestige of their (6)________, they began a legend that described him as one of the worst sinners in history, as having slain many Persian teachers and lawyers and as having quenched many sacred fires. Some others in Persia (7)_________Alexander as a member of Persia's royal family - the Achaemenids. In Egypt, Alexander would become known as the son of the last (8)_________, Nectanebus. Arabs would come to know him as Iskander and would tell fanciful (9)_________about him. And in Ethiopia, Christians would describe his (10)_________, Philip, as a Christian martyr, and they would describe Alexander as an ascetic saint.
2. Match the words with definitions:
3. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false statements: 1. There a lot of different myths about Alexander. 2. Everyone considered Alexander to be the son of God. 3. In Egypt they thought that Alexander descended from the pharaoh’s family. 4. In Ethiopia they believed that Alexander’s father Philip suffered a lot because of his beliefs. 5. In many religions Alexander is described as a saint
Part 3 Vocabulary Tests
Test 1 Choose the correct answer: 1. The cathedral was very carefully ................... last century. a) mended b) redone c) replaced d) restored 2. That vase is very old and valuable; please ................... it carefully. a) drop b) handle c) place d) treat 3. We managed to catch a ................... of the Queen as the procession passed. a) glance b) glimpse c) sight d) view 4. This coin was ................... to celebrate the victory at Trafalgar. a) forget b) minted c) moulded d) spent 5. Legend ..................... it that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his death-bed and was buried where the arrow landed. a) does b) has c) says d) tells 6. The Wawei museum has a collection of magnificent tapestries ........................ in the sixteenth century a) knitted b) sewn c) threaded d) woven 7. Sir Winston Churchill was a ........................ of my uncle’s when they both studied at the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. a) colleague b) confederate c) fellow d) partner 8. Many Indians in North America live in tribal ........................ . a) compounds b) enclosures c) reservations d)reserves 9.Many of the earliest .......................... to the North America established large plantations. a) emigrants b) entrants c) exiles d) immigrants 10. Taras Shevchenko used to live in this house. A ......................... on the wall commemorates this. a) badge b) medal c) plaque d) shield 11. War destroys everything and should be .......................... at all costs. a) avoided b) conquered c) defeated d) ignored 12. The Sussex downs are part of the English national ............................ . a) ancestry b) heritage c) inheritance d) tradition 13. Papermaking began in China and from there it .......................... to North America and Europe. a) flew b) flowed c) sprang d) spread 14. I have been tracing my family history and I have discovered that one of my .......................... fought on the Polish side in the Battle of Tannenberg in 1410. a) ancestors b) descendants c) forerunners d) predecessors 15. This kind of pottery is ......................... to certain tribes in the Pacific islands. a) characteristic b)distinctive c) peculiar d) uncommon 16. This book gives a brief ................... of the history of the castle and gives details of the art collection in the main hall. a) article b) outline c) reference d) research 17. the first English dictionary was ......................... by Dr Johnson. a) collected b) compiled c) composed d) constructed 18. No one was able to explain the ........................ of the old custom. a) beginning b) origin c) reason d) starting point 19. The first American ...................... were frequently attacked by Indians. a) colonizers b) discoverers c) pioneers d) settlers 20. The ink on the old manuscript had faded with time and so parts of the text were ..................... . a) illegible b) illegitimate c) illiterate d) inedible 21. According to Darwin, man is ........................ from the apes. a) descended b) elevated c) originated d) spread 22. The conspirators were planning the ........................... of the Government. a) demolition b) disaster c) overthrow d) withdrawal 23. The King was obliged to ......................... , and a republic was proclaimed. a) abdicate b) die c) renounce d) vacate 24. Old sailing shops usually had a ...................... of a woman on the prow. a) face-lift b) feature c) figurehead d) frontispiece
Test 2 Choose the correct answer: 1. During Queen Elisabeth I ......................... , England’s role in the world changed dramatically. a) coronation b) monarchy c) reign d) ruling 2. I can’t quite make out the ...................... at the bottom of the manuscript. a) subscription b) signal c) signature d) signing 3. There is a memorial ......................... in the church commemorating the soldiers who fell in the last war. a) block b) grave c) stone d) tile 4. The Second World War ...................... in 1939. a) broke off b) broke out c) broke open d) broke up 5. You need a special ........................... to go into this part of the castle. a) agreement b) allowance c) permission d) permit 6.The vase is definitely not .................... ; just a very good imitation. a) factual b) genuine c) real d) true 7. The prince ........................... power on the death of his father. a) assumed b) consumed c) presumed d) resumed 8. The king had no ....................... on the disloyal subject. a) allowance b) forgiveness c) mercy d) sympathy 9. The curator of the archives was most ...................... and actually let me examine the ancient manuscript. a) favourable b) gratifying c) obliging d) promising 10. The culture of ........................ minorities living in any society must be respected. a) national b) native c) racial d) tribal 11. After the news of the victory, the people lit ....................... in the streets and danced round them all nights. a) beacons b) bonfires c) furnaces d) illuminations 12. Queen Elisabeth II ......................... her father as reigning monarch in 1952. a) acceded b) assumed c) succeeded d) superseded 13. There are some very beautiful ..................... glass windows in Canterbury Cathedral. a) designed b) drawn c) marked d) stained 14. The statue in the city square ................. the soldiers who lost their lives in WW II. a) celebrates b) commemorates c) remembers d) reminds 15. Hamlet thought he saw his father’s ...................... . a) ghost b) illusion c) soul d) vision 16. Lovers have ......................... their names on this old statue for hundred years. a) carved b) chopped c) outlined d) printed 17. Prof. Ancient is an authority on ....................... architecture. a) antiquarian b) archaic c) mediaeval d) middle-aged 18. Claudius remained in .................... until the year 54 A.D. a) energy b) force c) power d) strength 19. Ms Curious is doing .................. into spread of Mesopotamian culture. a) an examination b) a poll c) research d) a survey 20. The ...................... of the “Anna Maria” is only a few yards from the beach, and we swam out to it yesterday. a) remains b) rest c) ruin d) wreck 21. The ambassador presented his ..................... to the Queen. a) credentials b) depositions c) documentations d) references 22. The Union Jack is the national ......................... of Great Britain. a) emblem b) flag c) motto d) standard 23. Archeologists are going to ......................... that site in the hope of finding Roman remains. a) examine b) excavate c) exhume d) explore 24. In multi-racial society, it is important to preserve the ....................... culture of its members. a) biological b) ethnic c) national d) tribal
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