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www.shejapan.com > World Heritages > Old City Jerusalem and its Walls Quiz:
エルサレム、そこは人と宗教が入り乱れる地。
争いが絶えることのないこの場所は、人類の歴史を語る上でとても重要であることは間違いないだろう。 このページを見た人が、少しでもエルサレムに興味を持ってもらえれば非常に嬉しく思います。 そして、興味を持ったなら、貴方なりにエルサレムについて調べてみませんか? <青山学院大学 経済学部 経済学科 小山真人>
Pre-reading Questions:
1. Where is Jerusalem?2. What kinds of religious gruops are in Jerusalem?
Jerusalem,Israel Brief description: As a holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Jerusalem has always been of great symbolic importance. Among its 220 historic monuments, the Dome of the Rock stands out: built in the 7th century, it is decorated with beautiful geometric and floral motifs. It is recognized by all three religions as the site of Abraham's sacrifice. The Wailing Wall delimits the quarters of the different religious communities, while the Resurrection rotunda in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre houses Christ's tomb. Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (UNESCO World Heritage Centre) Reading Passage Capital of (C) with 650,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate). East Jerusalem, with about 300,000 is internationally recognized as Palestinian territory, but remains under Israeli rule, and will apparently stay this way in the foreseeable future.Jerusalem lies about 55 km to the east of the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and 25 km from the Dead Sea. It lies about 825-900 metres above sea level on the Judea-Samaria mountain range. The climate is subtropical, with warm and dry summers (24ーC in August) and rainy winters (10ーC in January). Some years Jerusalem even (D) covered by snow. Annual rainfall is about 500 millimetres. Jerusalem is divided into an old city, a new city and satellite towns scattered around it on all sides. On the eastern side, the towns have been built on land taken away from its rightful (E) owners, and filled with Jewish families, with the aim of making a return of East Jerusalem to Arab control as difficult as possible. Jerusalem has had a Jewish majority since the late 19th century, and West Jerusalem has at no point in history been an (F) city. Jews represent the majority in some parts of the old city, but was prior to 1948 the largest group in the entire old city. Today, the Palestinians make up the majority in the old city.Jerusalem is linked to Tel Aviv on the coast by highways and railways. Jerusalem International Airport lies in occupied Palestine, to the north.
Tips etc.エルサレムについての簡単な紹介ページ、いかがでしたでしょうか? あなたはエルサレムのことを学んでみて、何を感じましたか? 私は人間の恐ろしさというものを垣間見た気がします。 宗教という一つの言葉だけで、人は争い殺しあう。 宗教とは一体なんなんでしょうね・・・。 もしこのページを読んでみて、 エルサレムに少しでも興味を持っていただけたら 私としてもこのページを作ったかいがあるかもしれません。 |
Notes motif モチーフ テーマ Wailing Wall 嘆きの壁 Resurrection キリストの復活 (最後の審判の日の)万人の復活 rotunda (特に丸屋根のある)円形建築物 in the foreseeable future 近い将来に Tel Aviv テルアビブ;イスラエルの都市 sanctuary 神聖な場所 聖域 tense 張り詰めた 緊迫した adhere 忠実である crucified (人を)十字架にはりつけにする celestial 天の 天上(界の) hence そのゆえに したがって strained 緊迫した こじれた Coexistence (平和)共存政策 the synagogue ユダヤ教徒の集会(集団) |
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Web Sites UNESCO World Heritage Centre Wikipedia日本語版:エルサレム The Israeeli Government's Official Website Jerusalem/Al Quds from LookLex Encyclopaedia |
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