Archaeological Site
of Troy
Troy protects the ideas of
the great writer Homer,
who wrote a famous poem
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This relief is of Priam, the king
of Troy, begging for the body of
Hector, his son, to be returned
by the warrior Achilles.
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building
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hildren, in both
Athens
and Rome, had
to learn The Illi
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by heart. It has
more than 15 5
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lines of poetry.
Great Hall
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The Trojan War played a central role in one of the
greatest works of ancient writing, The Illiad, by the
poet Homer. Illion is another name for Troy. The
Illiad tells the story, in a poetic style, of the humans
and the gods thought to have taken part in the Trojan
War. Homer’s work has inspired writers, sculptors,
composers and painters for thousands of years.
Troy is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world and
is considered by many to be the birthplace of archaeology.
TURKEY
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Archaeological Site of Troy is the ruins of an ancient citadel
on the west coast of Turkey. In the 1200s bce, the city was at
the centre of the Trojan War. This war was fought between
Mycenae and Troy over trading and money.
FACT FILE
tural
Important features
Issues
citadel
of Troy
4th millennium BCE
1300 bce
730 bce
People begin to settle
in the Troy area.
The Trojan War is
probably fought
around this time.
The poet Homer recites
his version of the Trojan
War to public audiences.
The walls at Troy are very delicate, so conservationists have made mud-brick
walls to support weak sections. The have also made sure that there is a system
to drain water away from the ruins. The site receives around 250 000 visitors a
year, so a visitor centre is being built to organise their movement and to house
many of the ancient objects found by archaeologists.
1870 ce
Heinrich Schliemann
begins digging into
the ruins at Troy.
1998
The site is inscribed
on the World
Heritage List.
GLOSSARY
archaeological
citadel
conservationists
archaeologists
to do with studying cultures from their remains
fortress in or near a city
people who protect an area
people who study civilisations from their remains
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Auschwitz Birkenau
FACT FILE
POLAND
Auschwitz is the site of one of the worst crimes ever committed.
Auschwitz Birkenau protects
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evidence
of theMixed
Holocaust,
the mass murder of Jews in
World War II.
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Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland, was a German Nazi
extermination camp that operated during World War II.
Today, Auschwitz Birkenau is a symbol of hope, because
it reminds us of the strength of the human spirit and the
human ability to overcome even the most terrible events.
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prisoner
barracks
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living tradition or belief
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process
ecosystems
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Auschwitz Birkenau was the main and largest
Nazi extermination camp. Buildings at Auschwitz
Birkenau, with its barbed wire fences, gas chambers
and cremation area, are kept in the condition they
were in after World War II. These buildings remind
us of the terrible events that occurred there.
vi important event, idea,
living tradition or belief
building
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viii geological
ix important
process
ecosystems
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natural habitat
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Nazi Germany
invades Poland,
starting World
War II in Europe.
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1940
Auschwitz
Birkenau is built
and thousands of
Polish Jews are
imprisoned there.
1942
Gas extermination
chambers are
built at Auschwitz
Birkenau.
1942–44
Tens of thousands of
Jews and other peoples
are transported to
Auschwitz Birkenau
where they are killed.
Did You Kaunst omwea?ns
The word Holoc
‘whole burnt’.
Issues
guard tower
electric fences
with barbed wire
1939
At the Auschwitz Birkenau camp 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed.
1944
1979
The Nazis try to
destroy Auschwitz
as the Russian
army advances.
Auschwitz Birkenau
is inscribed on the
World Heritage List.
There was concern that plans for a nearby road would impact on the landscape
around Auschwitz Birkenau. Not only would the road have had a visual impact
on the site, but noise from the road would have been heard in the area. The
quietness of Auschwitz Birkenau is considered an essential feature of the area.
Authorities are now planning an alternative route for the road.
GLOSSARY
extermination
cremation
killing or destroying
the act of burning bodies
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Hiroshima Peace
Memorial (Genbaku Dome)
JAPAN
The Hiroshima Peace
Memorial protects
Cultural
evidence
of theMixed
first time a
nuclear weapon was used
on humans.
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) is the only
building that remained standing after an atomic bomb was
dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. Genbaku
Dome is maintained as a symbol of hope for world peace and
the elimination of all nuclear weapons.
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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial, a
five-storey building with a copper dome
on top, was about 620 metres (2034 feet)
from the centre of the atomic bomb’s
blast. The building was shattered,
with some rooms and walls destroyed.
However, because the blast came almost
directly from above, the core of the
building remained standing.
shattered
walls
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The skeleton and metal dome of the
Genbaku Dome are intact. However, the
building is very delicate. Experts have
used special glues to stop the dome from
collapsing. Conservationists are careful
to make sure the outside of the building
looks almost exactly like it did after the
atomic bomb blast.
living tradition or belief
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Many Japanese
v
people view the
dome as a symbol
of the destructive
power ofviiinuclear
weapons.
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traditional culture
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natural site
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Metal reinforcements prop up the interior
walls of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
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1915
1937
1941
1945
1966
The Hiroshima
Commercial Exhibition
Hall is built.
Japan invades
China, starting
the Second SinoJapanese War.
Japan bombs Pearl
Harbor, making
the Second SinoJapanese War part
of World War II.
On 6 August, the
United States drops
a nuclear bomb on
Hiroshima.
The Genbaku
Dome is renamed
Hiroshima Peace
Memorial.
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1996
The site is inscribed
on the World
Heritage List.
GLOSSARY
atomic bomb bomb powered from the process of splitting atoms
nuclear weapons very powerful weapons that use atomic energy
conservationists people who protect an area
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