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Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Mesopotamia for Kids: Biography of Cyrus the Great

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Cyrus the Great from Ancient Mesopotamia on this site. Study how he established the first Persian Empire and released the Jews from exile.
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PPT
PBS

Pbs: Simon Schama: The Story of the Jews: Explore the Diaspora: Visual Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline beginning in 587 B.C.E. when the Jews are exiled into Babylonia through persecution under the Roman Empire on through the Crusades, World War II up to the construction of the "Separation Wall." This thorough resource follows...
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Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Flavian Emperors: Reign of Domitian

For Students 9th - 10th
William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, describes the emperor Domitian, the last emperor in the Flavian dynasty.
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Handout
Forum Romanum

Outlines of Roman History: Flavian Emperors: Reign of Vespasian

For Students 9th - 10th
This passage from the 1901 textbook of William Morey discusses the beginning of the Flavian dynasty and its first emperor, Vespasian.
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Article
Other

Chaver: The Mishnah

For Students 9th - 10th
This research site from Chaver.com describes the Mishnah in-depth: "The Art of Writing the Oral Tradition," "The Decalog as Wisdom Literature," and "Woven Texts: Literary Form in Ancient Hebrew Legal Codes."
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Website
Other

War of the Jews: The History of Destruction of Jerusalem

For Students 9th - 10th
The large selection of excerpts from the history of Flavius Josephus, the well known Jewish historian who chronicled the revolt of the Jewish people in 70 C.E. against the Romans.
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Handout
PBS

Timeline of Peter and Paul

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline that is a part of a PBS documentary about Peter and Paul. The timeline shows what is happening in the Roman Empire at the same time as events in the Jewish communities.