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An English splash into the Mediterranean Sea

Prof.ssa Caterina Moccia

Prof.ssa Chiara Buono

C L I Lcontent and language integrated learning

teaching students about a subject in a foreign language

Brain-storming

Flashcard Mediterranean sea: vocabulary | Quizlet

LABEL THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA

Use the following words:

Europe

Adriatic Sea

Ionian Sea

Africa

Asia

Tyrrhenian Sea

Anatolia

Aegean Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

Spain

Morocco

Egypt

Levant

Greece

MEDITERRANEAN DERIVES FROM THE LATIN

MEDITERRANEUS

=

IN THE MIDDLE OF LAND

medius + terra

The Mediterranean Sea has historically had several names

The Ancient Greek name was

Mesogeios

The Romans called it

Mare Nostrum

The Carthaginians called it

Syrian Sea

In ancient Syrian, texts it was

known as Great sea

In Ottoman Turkish it has been

called the Pure White Sea

The origin of the Mediterranean sea

Mediterranean sea is only a ______ ________ __ ________ that

makes up less than 1% of the world total _______ ________.

Millions of years ago, continuous movements of the Earth

mantle led the formation of huge ___________ _________

separated by a single ocean.

The blocks of _________ and ____________ converged by

moving towards each other.

Points of communication between the _____________ and the

Pacific sites became _________ _____ ___________.

The Mediterranean sea was ____________ due to the

convergence of the continental blocks which cut off the

Mediterranean basin from the ____________ _____________.

Huge natural__________ were formed.

Our sea was then ________ by a massive cascading _______

water.

The flow of water first filled the ________ ________and then the

________ basins.

It is possible to divide the Basin into______ distinct units: the

Western region included the ___________ sea, the Balearic sea

and _________ sea.

Corsica, _______ and ____________ marked the perimeter of the

____________ basin which is separated from the Adriatic sea by

the Apennine mountain chain. The Ionian, ____________ and

_________ Seas make up the ___________ Mediterranean.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDITERRANEAN MIGRATIONS

The sea was an important

ruote for merchants and

travelers of ancient Times. The

history of the Mediterranean

region is crucial to

understanding the origins and

development of many

modern societies.

Several ancient civilisations were

located around the Mediterranean

shores, and were greatly influenced

by their proximity to the sea. It

provided routes for trade,

colonisation, and war, as well as food

for numerous communities

throughout the ages

What civilizations flourished along the Mediterranean

shores ?

What reasons pushed them to migrate?

What were the main trade routes?

What traces did invaders and colonizers leave in the

Mediterranean region?

What did Mediterranean sea represent in history?

The history of the Mediterranean is still being

written today, as we are living right now the new

changes in the Balkans, in Palestine, the

elimination of barries and the dramatic migrations

from the poorer countries to the wealthier ones

The two wars

Post war period

The closure of frontiers

Migration crisis

Arabs

Normans

Maritime Republics

Ottoman Empire

Egyptians

Mesopotamians

Minoans

Greeks

Romans

Phoenicians

End of the last ice age

Primitive man

Neolithic Revolution

10000-5000 BC 4000 BC-400 AD 700 -1700 1800 - 2017

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