Ancient Babylonian physicians were among the first to investigate the character an course of diseases scientifically,
A B
although they frequently attributed the causes of those ailments to the anger of gods or demons. No error
C D E
Democracy is not a new conception. The ancient Athenians 1.______
had a democratic system. Their democracy was the same as
American democracy in many ways. Furthermore, there are 2.______
several important differences between their democracy and ours.
The ancient Athenian citizens voted for
their representatives, and they also voted for certain issues. 3.______
Moreover, any qualified citizen could become public official. The 4.______
ancient Athenian democratic government also protected the
citizens’ right private property, encouraging private business and 5.______
supported public education.
A similar system of representative government exists in the
United States. United States citizens vote for their
representatives, and they can impeach representatives, too. 6.______
American citizens also vote on certain important matters. In the
United States, like in ancient Athens, any qualified citizen can 7.______
become a public official. The government of this country also
protects private property, encourages private business enterprise.
and supports public education.
The major difference between these two forms of
democracy is the definition of citizen. In ancient Athens a
citizen was a free man, not a woman and a slave. Women and 8.______
slaves were largest part of the population; thus, the Athenian 9.______
democracy was not broadly representative. In the United States,
however, all American men and women, of all races and
religions, are citizens. Slavery is legal in this country. 10.______
Therefore, American democracy is more broadly representative.
In brief, democracy is an old and varied concept. In the
Past it meant different things to many different people.
The invention of chopsticks()the wisdom of Chinese ancient people.
It is most probably our ancient instincts that make us want to volunteer and feel good.____
The ancient Egyptians believed all illnesses were related to()was eaten.
This ancient building will be preserved()and opened to the public.
Democracy is not a new conception. The ancient Athenians 1.______
had a democratic system. Their democracy was the same as
American democracy in many ways. Furthermore, there are 2.______
several important differences between their democracy and ours.
The ancient Athenian citizens voted for
their representatives, and they also voted for certain issues. 3.______
Moreover, any qualified citizen could become public official. The 4.______
ancient Athenian democratic government also protected the
citizens’ right private property, encouraging private business and 5.______
supported public education.
A similar system of representative government exists in the
United States. United States citizens vote for their
representatives, and they can impeach representatives, too. 6.______
American citizens also vote on certain important matters. In the
United States, like in ancient Athens, any qualified citizen can 7.______
become a public official. The government of this country also
protects private property, encourages private business enterprise.
and supports public education.
The major difference between these two forms of
democracy is the definition of citizen. In ancient Athens a
citizen was a free man, not a woman and a slave. Women and 8.______
slaves were largest part of the population; thus, the Athenian 9.______
democracy was not broadly representative. In the United States,
however, all American men and women, of all races and
religions, are citizens. Slavery is legal in this country. 10.______
Therefore, American democracy is more broadly representative.
In brief, democracy is an old and varied concept. In the
Past it meant different things to many different people.
Delta The large river best known to the ancient Greeks was the Nile of Egypt. They spoke of the river with admiration and called Egypt “the gift of the Nile”. The reason for this was, first, that the Nile brought water to a rainless desert and, second, that once a year, the river overflowed its banks, leaving, as the water went back, a new layer of fertile soil.
The flood waters carry in them soil (called silt) from the upper parts of the river valley to the lower parts, and so to the sea. But as the river meets the sea, the sea acts as a barrier and forces the river to drop the silt it is carrying.
There are no tides in the Mediterranean to carry the silt away, so year after year it collects at the mouth of the Nile, and the river must find its way around islands of silt to the always more distant Mediterranean. In this way, a vast area of fertile soil has been built up at the mouth of the Nile and out into the sea. The river water splits up to form small branches winding across the area. To the ancient Greeks, the mouth of the Nile looked like the drawing.
Now we sometimes name things after the letters of the alphabet they resemble: a U-turn, an I-beam a T-square, an S-bend, and so on. The Greeks did the same. The triangular area of land built up at the mouth of the Nile looked like the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet delta (△) and so this was the name they gave it. The word is now used for all areas of land formed at the mouth of rivers which flow into tideless seas, even when they are nor triangular in shape. The Mississippi delta, for example, is not shaped at all like the Greek delta, as you will see if you look at a map.
Why, according to the passage, did ancient Chinese coins have a square hole in the center?
It is most probably our ancient instincts that make us want to volunteer and feel good.
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