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PEOPLE OF THE FERTILE CRESCENT
Students evaluate how technology changed life in Mesopotamia. Students summarize the link between agriculture and religion in Sumer. Students classify the Sumerians according to social classes. Students classify the causes and effects...
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Archaeological Legacy Institute: Archaeology Channel: Video Buffet
This site has a large collection of free videos featuring various archaeology sites all over the world.
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Ancient Scripts: Writing Systems
History and definition of writing, plus extensive information on the types, families, and regions of written languages. For each language, you'll find information on when and where it was used, the people who used it, and what it looked...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson 1: The Phoenicians and the Beginnings of the Alphabet
In this lesson plan, students will consider Lesson 1: The Phoenicians and the Beginnings of the Alphabet. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
Phonecian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Picture Writing to Alphabet
This site, from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana, presents a comprehensive chart that shows the gradual development of different world languages from primitive scripts.
Phonecian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: The Phoenician Alphabet
Both fun and informative, this rich site from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana explains the importance of the Phoenician alphabet for the development of world languages. Download a Phoenician font for yourself!
Phonecian Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Table of Phoenician Alphabet
This site from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana provides an excellent chart comparing Phoenician letters and meanings with the modern (Latin) alphabetic equivalents. Explains the history of how each phonetic meaning has shifted over time.
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Ancient Greek Colonization
Short excerpt from a history book summarizes the achievements of colonization in ancient Greece.