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Lesson 8: PA
Lesson 7: Comparison
Assessment: Finish comparison charts.
Lesson 6: Review and Test
Lesson 5: The Hebrews
Notes: PPT
Assessment (day 2): make a foldable depicting the major figures and beliefs in Jewish History (Moses, David, diaspora, monotheism, zealots)
Lesson 2: Egypt and the Old Kingdom
Notes: PPT
Assessment: Study for quiz.
Unit:
Lesson 1: Moses
Primary Sources:
The Egyptian Book of the Dead tr. E.A. Wallis Budge
The Fall of Egypt Hieroglyphics
Secondary Sources:
Was Egypt the first pseudo-nation-state? BBCNews: "New timeline for the origin of Egypt" by Rebecca Morelle.
The Pyramids are falling apart! The Atlantic: "Mystery Solved? A New Theory About Why the Egyptians stopped building the pyramids." by Rebecca Rosen.
A quick overview of Masada - last stronghold of the Jewish Rebellion: Jewish Virtual Library: "Masada: Desert Fortress" by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Climate Change in 1000 BC: New York Times: "Climate Change Doomed the Ancients" by Eric Cline.
The Ancient Dark Age: UNRV: "1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed" by Thomas A. Timmes.
Boats and plants: Salon: "The Ancient Egyptian invention that made everything else possible." by John Gaudet.
Tricks of the trade: Smithsonian: "A Simple Trick helped the Egyptians build the pyramids" by Colin Schultz.
Multimedia:
PBS: Explore the Pyramids Interactive
RoyalOntarioMuseum: Story of Nubia 7:33
Crash Course: Egypt 11:55
Crash Course: The Hebrews and Christianity 11:37
Hieroglyphic Typewriter Interactive
Hebrew Alphabet (link)
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