Around 2350 BCE Sumer was invaded and conquered multiple times, including by Sargon the Great, an Akkadian, and later by the Babylonians (also known as the Amorites). This process spread Sumerian culture, even as far as to the Minoans, rather than crushing it.
One of the most important persons in Ur of the Chaldees in Babylonia, was Terah, father of Abram. In the year 1741 BCE, Abraham (Abram) began his long journey to Canaan.
For many years people thought the story of Abraham in Genesis 24 was a myth. They believed that camels were not ridden in those days. Records from ancient Sumerian tablets have proven that the story of Rebekah riding a camel are historically appropriate, and in 1922 the city of Ur was found buried in the sands of the desert.
- made camels and discussed archaeological evidence of camels as beasts of burden at the time of Rebekah
- wrote in cuneiform on clay tablets
- made cylinder seals
- learned about Sumer's influence on later cultures
- discussed the sexadecimal system
Optional at-home activities:
- online tower of Babel game: http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/wordsearch3.html
- Read the story of Abraham in Genesis
- Create your own Assyrian/Babylonian cuneiform (approx. 3500 BC) using this online translator: http://www.virtualsecrets.com/assyrian.html
- Analyze Minoan art: Analyze minoan art: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxzYWxsZXloaXN0b3J5fGd4OjUxZGVjZWM4MTNlZjA5ODU
Assignment:
- Read any book from the library about the Ancient East (China, India, etc.)
- No history cards this week
