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	Introduction

	An Ancient Revolution: The Written Word

	Unearthing the Bible

	The Legacy of David

	In the Days of the Prophets

	The Story of Hanukkah

An Ancient Revolution: The Written Word

Materials

Materials

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Learning Activity 1: The Impact of Writing on Society

Handouts

Atlas, 3100 BCE (PDF)

Writing (PDF)

Sumerian School (PDF)

Web Sites

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/biography/
pqrst/rawlinson_henry.html

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/rosetta.html

http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ67

http://www.historian.net/hxwrite.htm

Other

Clay, clay tools
Learning Activity 2: The Essence of Judaism: Monotheism and
the Bible

Handouts

Universal God (PDF)

The Torah (PDF)

Learning Activity 3: Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Texts

Handouts

Epic of Gilgamesh (PDF)

Culminating Activity (PDF)

Web Sites

http://fajardo-acosta.com/worldlit/gilgamesh/

http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/

Books

Copies of Genesis, Chapters 6-9 Other

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