DISCUSSION

Do you anything about ancient maps?

What do you think these strange , exceptional maps come from?

Have you ever tried to work with a map-making software?

Have you ever tried to work with Google earth or something?

THE MAP AS A SYMBOL

GLOSSARY

Onwards: forward, since

Diagrams: a group of lines which

Represents s.t.h. Together.

Ox-hide: the leather from hide of an ox

Hide : the hard skin of an animal

Ox: a male cow which is castrated

castrate: to cut the sex organs for working

THE T-O MAP

Sophisticated: highly developed

South east

Red

sea

Nile

river

Me

diterr

anean

se

a

Black

SeaAegea

n

Europ

eAfrica

THE MAP AS A SYMBOL

GLOSSARY

Medieval times: a period of time

between

500 – 1500 when the church was

interfering every aspect of human life.

summit: zenith, peak

Perch : to settle and land on a height

aware: showing or having realization

Noah and the story:

Shem=>Asia

Japheth=>Europe

Ham=>Africa

A symbol

Christopher

Colombus

DESCRIBING MAPS AND DIAGRAMS

COMPREHENSION CHECK

True or false? Why?

Roman map-makers knew T-O maps were not accurate.

On a T-O map, the north is to the right.

T-O maps became a religious symbol in medieval times.

Answer.

How is the T-O map different from the world maps of today?

Why is T-O map still popular?

GRAMMAR (THE, A, AN , OR NO ARTICLE)

They are all laws.

GRAMMAR (THE, A, AN , OR NO ARTICLE)

EXERCISE FOR GRAMMAR