An Early Cultural Tourists Reading Answers

Jan 7, 2025

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AN EARLY CULTURAL TOURISTS

In the 15th century, the Italian merchant Cyriacus Of Ancona journeyed in search Of the Mediterranean's classical past. In doing so, he laid the groundwork for today's cultural holidays. Today we take it for granted that we travel around the world to admire the monuments of the past. We prepare for such trips by reading about what we are going to see, set out on the journey with a good idea of how we will get there and where we will stay and have a sense of what we will encounter on location. Cyriacus of Ancona (1391-1452), the first cultural tourist since antiquity, lacked these advantages when, in the first half of the 15th century, he sailed around the Mediterranean in search of the remains of Greek and Roman civilizations.

Cyriacus first became fascinated by ancient monuments while walking in his home city Ancona and looking at the marble arch, erected in AD 115, to the Roman Emperor Trajan. He suddenly saw the structure in a new light. He no longer saw it as just a familiar and generally overlooked landmark, but as a doorway to the wonders of ancient imperial Rome. Not many people of Cyriacus’s time were interested in historical travel, they generally ignored old buildings and structures, or worse, dismantled them for their building materials.

Cyriacus decided to see the world for himself and to record details of whatever other antiquities remained to be discovered. His training as a merchant did not prepare him for this vocation; He did not know ancient languages. history or art. However, he set out to solve these failings, first by learning Latin at the age of 30 and then adding ancient Greek. Having done this, he then set off on voyages around the Mediterranean to find, investigate and understand ancient cultures from their buildings, sculptures and inscriptions. Thus he became the first archaeologist and cultural tourist. predating other antiquarians by some 200 years. Travel in the 15th century, however, was anything but simple or enjoyable. Overland journeys by foot or mule along bad roads, under constant threat from bandits, were bad; voyages by seas were even worse. When the weather cooperated, sailing went relatively smoothly. ships proceeded along coasts from one recognizable landmark to another. However, when there was no wind the ship did not move. Strong winds were no friends either, they drenched the ship with lashing waves and blew it off course. Water swamped the desk, splashed into the cabins and soaked mattresses, clothes and

food. Remarkably, Cyriacus never complained about the miseries of travel. Optimistic by nature, he endured such hardships unafraid and saw opportunities where other people saw setbacks. Among many of the important records made by Cyriacus was his crucial documenting, in 1431. of the remains of Cyzicus, an ancient Roman city that had relied on commerce for its financial success.

He hired a local person to take him to the site and then had to work out for himself the significance of the ruins he was looking at because there was no guidebook on ancient architecture to help him. Indeed, his contemporary knowledge about the ruins. Cyzicus had been a splendid city in its prime. Unfortunately, the area was highly seismic and in AD 123 the city was so devastated by a major earthquake that, when the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited it the following year. he was so saddened that he decided to subsidize a campaign to reconstruct Cyzicus. He made a substantial donation for a new temple to the Roman Jupiter. Cyriacus thought the ruined city was awe-inspiring. He found the remains of the temple and examined it in great detail, looking for clues in ancient texts to help him understand what he was seeing. He sketched the great doorway adorned with carved foliage and mythological characters. Cyriacu's account of this temple is the only record of this building as in the following centuries it was entirely stripped of all its stonework and all that remains is its base.

Cyriacus also Visited mainland Greece. in 1436, When no one went to Greece in order to see the country's ancient ruins. One of his destinations was the sanctuary of Delphi. The ancient Greeks considered Delphi as being located in the most beautiful spot in Greece. When Cyriacus arrived at the site of Delphi, however, he found war, earthquakes and avalanches had all but obliterated its ruins. Determined to find any ancient traces, Cyriacus spent six days walking all over the areas, peering at odd stone blocks sticking out of the ground, running his hands over inscriptions to trace fragments of words. and trying to puzzle out the few surviving structural remains. Climbing uphill towards the rocks that tower over the site, he came upon a theater built into the slope. Soon after his visit, the site was buried by a rockslide and was not seen again until archaeologists began to systematically excavate the area in the late 19th century. Cyriacus had hoped to visit Egypt and Ethiopia but he never got there. However, in his life he did record for posterity countless ancient monuments around the Mediterranean, paving the way for future archaeologists and cultural tourists.

Questions 1-7

DO the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage I?

TRUE If the statement agrees with the information

FALSE If the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN If there is no information on this

1. Cyriacus was unable to research his journeys before he left.

Answer: TRUE

Supporting statement: the first cultural tourist since antiquity, lacked these advantages when, in the first half of the 15th century,

Keywords: tourist, advantages

Keyword Location: Para 1, Lines 6-7

Explanation: Cyriacus had no idea about the things he will have to face during his journeys as he was the first one to become an archaeologist and a cultural tourist so he had no way of knowing about the places including what they offer or how to go there and all the problems that come with the travel to such distant places he also had no knowledge of the languages this all made it difficult for him in his travels.

2. The Roman Emperor Trajan built the city of Ancona

Answer: FALSE

Supporting statement: looking at the marble arch, erected in AD 115, to the Roman Emperor Trajan.

Keywords: marble, Trajan

Keyword Location: Para 2, Line 2

Explanation: The passage has no information regarding who built the city of Ancona; it only tells that the Roman Emperor Trajan had an arch made of marble made in his name.

3. Respect for ancient architecture was widespread in the 15th century

Answer: FALSE

Supporting statement:Not many people of Cyriacus’s time were interested in historical travel, they generally ignored old buildings and structures, or worse, dismantled them for their building materials.

Keywords: historical, structures

Keyword Location: Para 2, Lines 5-6

Explanation: According to the passage in the 15th century the majority of people in Cyriacus's time had little interest in historical travel and, worse, they even demolished ancient buildings and constructions for their building materials.

4. Cyriacus's experience as a merchant gave him the skills he needed to investigate the

ancient world.

Answer: FALSE

Supporting statement: His training as a merchant did not prepare him for this vocation

Keywords: merchant, prepare

Keyword Location: Para 3, Line 2

Explanation: According to the passage, Cyriacus' experience as merchant was of no use in his voyages around the ancient ruins as he had gained no knowledge and did not know ancient languages. history or art from being a merchant.

5. Before leaving on his journey, Cyriacus studied ancient languages.

Answer: TRUE

Supporting statement: first by learning Latin at the age of 30 and then adding ancient Greek. Having done this, he then set off on voyages around the Mediterranean

Keywords: learning, voyages

Keyword Location: Para 3, Line 4-5

Explanation:In the passage it is stated that to make his travel easy Cyriacus began learning Latin at 30 and later added ancient Greek. After completing this, he embarked on voyages around the Mediterranean.6. Traveling by sea in the 15th century was easier than traveling on land.

Answer: FALSE

Supporting statement:voyages by seas were even worse.

Keywords: sea, worse

Keyword Location: Para 3, Line 9

Explanation: It is evident in the passage that travelling by sea was far worse. Sailing was rather easy when the weather cooperated. Ships moved from one visible landmark to another along coastlines. However, the ship did not move in the absence of wind. Strong winds were also foes, blowing the ship off course and soaking it in lashing waves. Water flooded mattresses, clothing, and food, flooded the desk, and poured into the cabins.

7. Cyriacus tried to make his fellow sea travelers more comfortable

Answer: NOT GIVEN

Explanation: No Information regarding Cyriacus trying to make his fellow travelers is given in the passage.

Questions 8-13

Choose ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

ANCIENT ROMAN AND GREEK SITES VISITED BY CYRIACUS

THE CITY OF CYZICUS

• The wealth of the city had come from8__________

Answer: COMMERCE

Supporting statement:an ancient Roman city that had relied on commerce for its financial success.

Keywords: Roman, commerce

Keyword Location: Para3 , Line17

Explanation: According to the passage one of Cyriacus's many notable records was the vital record he created in 1431 of the fragments of Cyzicus, an ancient Roman city that had depended on commerce to be financially stable.

• 9_________ to the ancient city ruins not available when visited by Cyriacus

Answer: GUIDEBOOK

Supporting statement:because there was no guidebook on ancient architecture to help him.

Keywords: guidebook,ancient

Keyword Location: Para 4, Line 2

Explanation: In the passage it is stated that Due to the lack of an old architectural guidebook, Cyriacus had to determine the importance of the ruins he was viewing on his own after hiring a local to accompany him to the location.

• The city was destroyed by a powerful 10__________in AD 123

Answer: EARTHQUAKE

Supporting statement: in AD 123 the city was so devastated by a major earthquake

Keywords: devastated, earthquake

Keyword Location: Para 4, Line 5

Explanation: The passage states that Cyzicus had formerly been a beautiful city. But sadly, the region was extremely seismically active, and an earthquake of great magnitude in AD 123 completely destroyed the city.

• A year later Emperor Hadrian supported a 11____________to rebuild the city

Answer: CAMPAIGN

Supporting statement: Roman Emperor Hadrian visited it the following year. He was so saddened that he decided to subsidize a campaign to reconstruct Cyzicus.

Keywords: campaign, Cyzicus

Keyword Location: Para 4, Lines 6-7

Explanation: In the passage it is given when the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited the city of Cyzicus he was sad to see the state of the city so he decided to restore the city to its former beauty through a campaign. He also made a substantial donation for a new temple to the Roman Jupiter.

• Cyriacus found part of the temple, Which was built in the time of Emperor Hadrian.

and made drawings of the 12___________ to the temple and its decorative carvings

Answer: DOORWAY

Supporting statement:He sketched the great doorway adorned with carved foliage and mythological characters.

Keywords: doorway, carved

Keyword Location: Para 4, Line 10

Explanation: Clearly stated in the passage that Cyriacus found the destroyed city to be breathtaking. He located the temple's ruins and conducted a thorough investigation, searching old writings for hints that may help him make sense of what he was witnessing. He drew a huge gateway with its mythical characters and carved lush foliage. The sole documentation of this temple comes from Cyriacus narrative because it was completely demolished of its stonework in the years that followed, leaving just its base.

• By the 15th century Delphi had almost disappeared due to natural disasters and13_________

Answer: WAR

Supporting statement:When Cyriacus arrived at the site of Delphi, however, he found war, earthquakes and avalanches had all but obliterated its ruins.

Keywords: Delphi, ruins

Keyword Location: Para 5, Lines 4-5

Explanation: According to the passage when Cyriacus reached the site delphi by the 15th century he found that the site had been totally destroyed by avalanches, earthquakes and war it had faced for a long period of time.

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