E a s y C l a s s i c a l G e o g r a p h y

Geography with HistoryOld Testament and the Ancient World

E a s y C l a s s i c a l P r e s s

Geography with HistoryOld Testament and the Ancient World

Easy Classical GeographyA Division of Easy Classical Education

Winterville, NC

This book is dedicated to my

children: Jared, Matthew,

Emily, and Jennifer

Geography with History: Old Testament and the Ancient World

by Sandra Williams

Published by Easy Classical Press

P. O. Box 1965

Greenville, NC 27835

www.easyclassical.com

 

©2011 by Sandra Williams

All rights reserved.

 

Printed in the United States of America

 

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The illustrations used in this book were drawn from many sources. The publisher has made every effort

to identify proprietors of copyright and to make appropriate acknowledgements of sources. Sources of

all illustrations and notices of copyright are given in the picture credits at the end of the publication.

Please notify the publisher if oversights or errors are discovered.

Cover design by Sandra Williams

Cover photo: All Gizah Pyramids in one shot. Taken by Ricardo Liberato, taken on June 19, 2006, Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:All_Gizah_Pyramids.jpg May 4, 2011.

Inside photo: The Giza-pyramids and outskirts of Giza, Egypt, seen from above. Photo taken on 8 May 2009. Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giza-pyramids.JPG May 4, 2011.

The geography lessons included in this book were written using the following sources: National Geographic Education Website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/ Primary Source Documents on the following websites: http://www.constitution.org/primarysources/primarysources.html http://www.ourdocuments.gov/index.php?flash=true& http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html http://www.historycentral.com/documents/ http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p1.cfm http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html

Table of Contents

Getting Set Up ................................................................................................................1

Week 1: Passports and International Travel ......................................................................2

Week 2: Forbidden Fruit and the First Murder ..............................................................12

Week 3: Noah and the Great Boat .................................................................................16

Week 4: Tower of Babel and Job ....................................................................................20

Week 5: Nomads ...........................................................................................................24

Week 6: First Writing ....................................................................................................32

Week 7: Egypt: Two Kingdoms Become One ................................................................38

Week 8: Old Kingdom in Egypt ....................................................................................42

Week 9: Summerian Dictator ........................................................................................48

Week 10: Call and Covenant with Abraham ..................................................................54

Week 11: Hagar and Ishmael .........................................................................................56

Week 12: Sodom and Gomorrah ...................................................................................60

Week 13: Birth and Sacrifice of Isaac .............................................................................64

Week 14: Joseph Goes to Egypt .....................................................................................68

Week 15: The Middle Kingdom in Egypt ......................................................................72

Week 16: Hammurabi and the Babylonians ..................................................................76

Week 17: Gilgamesh and the Assyrians ..........................................................................80

Week 18: The First Cities in India .................................................................................84

Week 19: The Far East ...................................................................................................88

Week 20: Ancient Africa ................................................................................................90

Week 21: The Hyksos Invasion ......................................................................................94

Week 22: Early New Kingdom in Egypt ........................................................................98

Week 23: Birth of Moses .............................................................................................102

Week 24: Plagues in Egypt ..........................................................................................108

Week 25: The Exodus ..................................................................................................112

Week 26: The Ten Commandments ............................................................................116

Week 27: Amenhotep IV .............................................................................................118

Week 28: Tutankhamen ...............................................................................................120

Week 29: Later New Kingdom in Egypt ......................................................................124

Week 30: Davidic Kingdom ........................................................................................128

Week 31: Phoenicians .................................................................................................132

Week 32: Solomon’s Kingdom .....................................................................................136

Week 33: Return of Assyria .........................................................................................140

Week 34: Babylon Takes Over Again ...........................................................................144

Week 35: Alexander the Great .....................................................................................148

Week 36: The Fall of Egypt .........................................................................................152

Easy Classical Geography page 1

Getting Set Up

Welcome to Easy Classical’s Geography with History! Our goal is to bring history to life as you travel around the globe learning about the places regions, physical systems, environment, and

culture of the peoples you are studying. As you work your way through each les-son, you will systematically cover each of the 18 standards developed by the

Geography Education Standards Project.

Hi, I’m Geo, your geography tour guide. You will be my apprentice learning cartography and geography skills as you travel across mountains, oceans, and seas. I am a world traveler, and have

been to every country in the world. I have made maps and learned about almost every civilization from

t h e beginning of time. I love geography so much, that some people think I have started to resemble a globe. I have no doubt that by the time you com-plete your travels with me. You will love geography too! So pack your bags, gather your supplies, and get ready for your journey across the globe.

Geography Supplies

• Globe

• Laminated World Map

• Blackline Maps

• World Almanac

• World Atlas

Hi! I’m Geo, your geography

tour guide.