Explain the topic of TOEFL listening archaeology in detail.

In the TOEFL listening test, it covers an archaeological topic that friends are not familiar with. Because the archaeological topic itself is not familiar to the majority of candidates, it is also a major difficulty. In the following TOEFL listening column, I will share the analysis of TPO TOEFL listening archaeological questions for candidates to help them overcome difficulties.

Characteristics of TPO TOEFL listening archaeological questions

In the topic of TOEFL listening archaeology, it is often cross-tested with other subjects. This feature is particularly prominent in archaeology. Archaeology is difficult to separate into sections, and generally involves other aspects. Here, candidates should accumulate more knowledge about history, geology and humanities.

Topic classification of TPO TOEFL listening archaeology

1. Archaeology and sociology intersect.

TPO23 lecture 1 Discovery of automatic rotating celestial globe. This device can be used to represent the moon phase and more information. It is a very accurate calendar, which proves that the calendar is very important to ancient people.

TPO 14 Lecture IV Tomb Design in Neolithic Age. Graves are designed not only for monuments of people buried there, but also for people's homes.

2. Archaeology and biology intersect.

TPO24 Lecture 3 Why did North American large animals disappear? Climate change theory. Because of the climate change, the distribution of plants changes, which leads to the decrease of plant species diversity, and the survival of animals depends on these plants; And because of the slow reproduction speed of creatures, large animals slowly disappear.

3. Archaeology and architecture intersect.

TPO 1 lecture 3Catalhoyuk this website. This paper introduces how the city was built, the house art and tombs here. But these introductions are just guesses, and we need to dig deep into the grave to get clues.

TPO33 Lecture 1 How was the pyramid built? The professor put forward the oldest theory. Some people think it was built with a wooden crane. The professor refuted this theory. Then he talked about the slope theory, but refuted it. Later, it was mentioned that another person improved the slope theory, thinking that the bottom of the pyramid can be built with the slope outside, and the rest can be built with the circular slope inside the pyramid. The professor used modern microgravity measurement to show that the measurement results are consistent with this person's prediction, which shows that this person's theory is very reliable.

4. The intersection of archaeology and psychology.

Archaeologists discovered an ancient civilization in their dreams. Many people thought it was impossible, but they did find it. Next, let's talk about the discovery of this ancient civilization and how the evidence proves that it is an ancient civilization.

TPO TOEFL Listening Archaeological Topics Vocabulary

Archaeology [,ɑ? k？ ? l？ d？ ] archaeology (equivalent to archaeology)

Resident [? Isn't it? b？ t(？ ) nt] n. residents; habitant

Plaster? st？ ] gypsum; Gypsum; plaster

Hatch [h? t？ we? ] hatch; skylight

Mining [eksk? ve？ (? dig

Calendar? Linde? ] calendar; [Day] calendar; Schedule

Monument? njum？ Monument; Historical sites; Immortal works

Artifact ['ɑ:tif? Kt] man-made products; handicrafts

Bury? L] n. bury; Funeral; give up

Collapse [d? Is it? nt？ gre？ T] vi。 Collapse; Fragmentation; decline

Architect? k？ architect

Pyramid [p? r？ m？ D] pyramids; pyramid

The above is the topic analysis of TPO TOEFL listening archaeology. It is hoped that candidates will practice more after understanding the archaeological characteristics and topic classification, find a suitable preparation method and improve the correct rate of listening.