Ancient (1) __________ is everything that was built in ancient times by ancient (2) __________ and is worthy of preservation and study due to archaeological or heritage interest. It could be buildings, (3)__________ , monuments, bridges, etc. The purposes of these structures were different. Some of the structures were (4) __________ for living (buildings), some for (5) __________ of the population (for example (6) __________ walls around the towns), some for religion ceremonies (for example (7)__________ , cathedrals), etc. Usually a construction was built by (8) __________ , who often died during hard work. The main (9) __________ for construction in ancient times were stone (10) __________ and (11)__________ ; later (12) __________ and bricks appeared. This time was the time of ancient (13) __________ where the design was based on (14) __________ rather than on (15) __________ and accurate calculations. But nevertheless, many of the structures were (16) __________ enough and can be seen and even used in present.
If the task was too difficult for you, take the words from the following box to fill in the gaps:
| labourers cement defensive walls blocks pyramids scientific structure used materials engineering civilizations protection strong earth experience |
Part III
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