Number two, exercise four.0:08
Listen to the text, Crete, a culture built on an island.0:12
And do the task from exercise 4.0:17
Crete, a culture built on an island.0:22
By 4,000 years ago, there were a number of civilizations in the world.0:27
Most of these cultures were in places where there was good land for farming.0:33
Yet one civilization grew on the rocky soil of Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.0:38
Crete has never been an ideal place to live.0:47
Its coasts are rough, the land is hilly and rocky.0:50
In only a few places is the land good for farming.0:55
Crete's climate has always been mild.0:59
Long ago, the island was a little cooler and wetter than it is now.1:06
Still, Crete has never had as much rain as the farmers there have needed.1:12
Why, then, did people come to Crete?1:18
Perhaps because it was at the centre of things.1:22
Across the sea to the east, lay Southwest Asia.1:25
There, people were already building cities.1:29
To the south was Egypt, a growing civilization.1:33
To the north lay Europe.1:37
People there were farming and building villages along the Mediterranean Sea.1:40
Crete then lay at the crossroads of the Mediterranean world.1:46
This fact was very important and brought people to the shores of the island.1:51
It also helped them to build a civilization there.1:57
The first Cretans came to the island about seven and a half thousand years ago.2:02
They probably crossed the sea from Southwest Asia just to find their new home.2:08
These first settlers had to know something about sailing.2:15
Early Cretans depended greatly upon the sea for food.2:19
Much of their diet was made up of fish.2:24
They also grew grapes and olives and kept sheep, goats and pigs.2:27
They drank goat milk and ate goat cheese.2:33
They also hunted wild pigs, birds and rabbits.2:37
The Cretans lived on an island and knew the sea.2:42
They had become fine sailors.2:46
They built strong boats and sailed far from home, landing in Egypt and on the coast of Southwest Asia.2:49
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