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Welcome to the British Museum, the grandest and the most spectacular of human history. The admission is free and we open every day from 10:00 to 15:30. You can explore 10 departments including:
The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
The collection of the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas includes around 350,000 objects. The scope of the collection is contemporary, and historical. It includes most of Africa, the Pacific and Australia, as well as the Americas. All of the collections were got during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and date from this time.
The Department of Asia
The Department of Asia covers the material and visual cultures of Asia-a vast geographical area of Japan, Korea, China, Central Asia, Afghanistan, South Asia and South-East Asia. The collection dates from about 4000 BC, to the present day. It represents the cultures and ways of life of local people and other minority groups.
The Department of Greek and Roman Empires
The Department of Greek and Roman Empires features antiquities (古董). It has one of the most comprehensive collections of antiquities from the Classical world, with over 100,000 objects. These mostly range in date from the beginning of the Greek Bronze Age (about 3200BC) to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine in the fourth century AD.
21. Which of the following is not included in “The scope of the Department of Africa, Oceania and Americas?
A. Africa B. America C. Australia D. Britain
22. The earliest collection is from .
A. The Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
B. The Department of Greek and Roman Empires
C. The Department of Asia
D. The Department of the Middle East
23. What is special about The Department of Greek and Roman Empires?
A. It is contemporary, and historical.
B. It includes various ancient objects.
C. It has the longest history.
D. It represents the cultures and ways of life of local people.
