{"id":13142,"date":"2020-06-14T15:56:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T13:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=13142"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:00","slug":"ancient-monuments-built-around-summer-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/ancient-monuments-built-around-summer-solstice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Monuments Built Around Summer Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. This day was a big deal for people who lived in the ancient times. This is a way they track summer turning to autumn. Summer Solstice is also their sign to determine when to sow and harvest numerous crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some ancient monuments which were built to align with the sun indicating summer solstice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 7 magnificent examples of those monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rd.com\/culture\/ancient-monuments-summer-solstice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.rd.com\/culture\/ancient-monuments-summer-solstice\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What can you say about the monuments built around Summer Solstice?<\/li><li>Which one is your favorite and why? Describe the monument.<\/li><li>Why was Summer Solstice important to ancient people?<\/li><li>What do you think is the reason ancient people built these monuments?<\/li><li>What was your reaction when you saw the photos of those monuments built in ancient times?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. This day was a big deal for people who lived in the ancient times. This is a way they track summer turning to autumn. Summer Solstice is also their sign to determine when to sow and harvest numerous crops. 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