1. In magazines devoted to the building arts there are references to___________________________.
2. The first architect constructed the stepped pyramid, the ___________________________in the world.
3. Archaeologists reconstructed ________________________________ from ________________________.
4. Some of the prototype buildings had_____________________.
5. The Romans did not invent _________________but they developed ___________________to a peak of perfection.
6. Architects for the Saint Sophia solved the problem of ___________________.
7. Notre Dame and many other cathedrals were built in the ______________ Period.
8. Michael Angelo's Dome of Saint Peter is a splendid example of__________________________.
5. Answer the questions:
1. When does the history of the origin of shells begin?
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2. What is the oldest existing building in the world?
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3. Why did archaeologists theorize, that there is connection between the stepped pyramid and shells?
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4. What did the Romans develop to a peak of perfection? What could they build?
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5. What did new ideas bring? What did they result in?
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6. What splendid examples of the shell work of the Gothic Period and Renaissance do you know?
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7. Are many buildings of this nature constructed nowadays? Why?
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Give your opinion on the topic
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7. Give a short summary of the text.
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Give annotation of the text
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