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Indo-European Migrations: 4m- 2m BCE
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The Ancient Fertile Crescent Area The Middle East: “The Cradle of Civilization”
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Sumerians
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Cuneiform: “Wedge-Shaped” Writing
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Cuneiform Writing
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Deciphering Cuneiform
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Gilgamesh
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Gilgamesh Epic Tablet: Flood Story
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Ziggurat at Ur Temple “Mountain of the Gods” Temple “Mountain of the Gods”
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Mesopotamian Harp
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Board Game From Ur
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Sargon of Akkad: The World’s First Empire [Akkadians]
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The Babylonian Empires
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Hammurabi’s [r. 1792-1750 B. C. E.] Code
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Hammurabi, the Judge
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Babylonian Math
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Babylonian Numbers
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A View of Egypt by Satellite
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The Fertile Nile Valley
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The Annual Flooding of the Nile
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Nile Irrigation-the Shaduf
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Ancient Egyptian History PeriodsTime Frame Nile Culture Begins3900 B. C. E. Archaic3100 – 2650 B. C. E. Old Kingdom2650 – 2134 B. C. E. Middle Kingdom2040 – 1640 B. C. E. New Kingdom1550 – 1070 B. C. E. Late Period750 – 332 B. C. E. Greek Ptolemaic Era 332 – 30 B. C. E. Roman Period30 B. C. E. – 395 C. E.
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Menes: Unifier of Upper & Lower Egypt c. 3050 B. C. E. ?
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Ancient Egyptian Housing Middle Class Homes Peasant Homes
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Scenes of Ancient Egyptian Daily Life
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An Egyptian Woman’s “Must- Haves” Perfume Whigs Mirror
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Egyptian Social Hierarchy
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Some Famous Egyptian Pharaohs Thutmose III 1504-1450 B. C. E. Ramses II 1279-1212 B. C. E. Tutankham on 1336-1327 B. C. E.
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Papyrus Paper Papyrus Plant Hieratic Scroll Piece
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Egyptian Math & Draftsmenship 110100100010,000100,0001,000,000 What number is this?
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Egyptian Gods & Goddesses: “The Sacred ‘Trinity’” Osiris Isis Horus
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Materials Used in Mummification 1. Linen 6. Natron 2. Sawdust 7. Onion 3. Lichen 8. Nile Mud 4. Beeswax 9. Linen Pads 5. Resin 10. Frankinsense
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Preparation for the Afterlife
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Egyptian Mummies Seti I 1291-1278 B. C. E. Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep II 1210-1200 B. C. E. Ramses II 1279-1212 B. C. E.
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Egyptian Book of the Dead
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Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
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“Bent” Pyramid of King Sneferu
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Giza Pyramid Complex
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The Valley of the Kings
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The Valley of the Queens Temple of Queen Hatshepsut 1473-1458 B. C. E.
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Abraham’s Geneaology ABRAHAM SARAH HAGAR Isaac Esau Jacob 12 Tribes of Israel Ishmael 12 Arabian Tribes
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Abraham’s Journey from Ur Canaan The “Promised Land”
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Abraham’s Journeys
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Yahweh’s “Covenant” With His People The Torah The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible. The most sacred text in the Jewish religious tradition. The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible. The most sacred text in the Jewish religious tradition.
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Ancient Palestine
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Land of Goshen, Egypt
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Moses “Prince of Egypt” “Shepherd of His People”
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The Exodus
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Route of the Exodus
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Moses and the 10 Commandmets A new “covenant” with Yahweh
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Mount Sinai
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St. Catherine’s Monastery at Mount Sinai
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King David’s Empire
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Solomon’s Kingdom Solomon’s Kingdom
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Recreation of Ancient Jerusalem
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King Solomon’s Temple Floor Plan The First Temple
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Inside the Temple Tabernacle The Arc of the Covenant
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The Temple Mount, Jerusalem Today Solomon’s Temple Wall: The “Wailing” Wall
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Kingdoms of Judah & Israel Kingdoms of Judah & Israel
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Israelites in Captivity
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Jerusalem: Reading the Torah
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Herod the Great’s Kingdom
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Roman Palestine
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The Beginnings of Christianity in Bethlehem
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Jesus’ Mission Agony in the Garden Crucifixion Baptism
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The Resurrection: The Church Triumphant
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St. Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles
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The Spread of Christianity
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The Jewish Revolt (66-70 C. E.)
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Masada: Never Again! Roman Encampment
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The Essene Community at Qumran
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The Essene Ruins at Qumran
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The Essene Community at Qumran
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Isaiah Scroll
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Dead Sea Scrolls Museum Israel
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The Jewish Diaspora
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