In this lesson, students will closely analyze artifacts, and extrapolate based on the module readings and the artifact descriptions to develop historical understanding of identity in the ancient Near East. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/before-islam-overview/index.html

In this lesson, students will reference images of artifacts from ancient Mesopotamia and excerpts from the Instructions of Shuruppak in order to compose an outline and an original essay regarding the role of women in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly focusing on religious, social, and economic aspects of ancient Mesopotamian life. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/before-islam-mesopotamia/index.html

In this lesson, students will conduct research in order to create a map that shows the many different groups that migrated to the Mesopotamian region in ancient times. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/before-islam-mesopotamia/index.html

In this lesson, students will compare Near Eastern ways of defining one's social group or standing with those they see in their own lives and world. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/before-islam-overview/index.html

In this lesson, students will read selections from the Qur'an and a New York Times article on women in Islam and speculate about why the Qur'an was revolutionary in its provisions for women when it was revealed, as well as why many parts of the Islamic world are often seen as backward in their treatment of women. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/islamic-period-diversity/index.html

In this lesson, students will read two translations of the Pact of Umar as well as a short section of the Qur'an, and analyze the importance of these writings in the context of inter-ethnic or inter-religious relations in the early Islamic world. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/islamic-period-diversity/index.html

In this lesson, students will analyze their own ethnicity as well as that of the peoples of the Middle East. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/islamic-period-ethnicity/index.html

In this lesson, students will analyze the effetcs of ethnicity on the politics and governance of nations within the Middle East. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/the-question-of-identity/islamic-period-ethnicity/index.html

In this lesson, students will reflect on the influence of shared language and belief systems, and how these cultural attributes extend to political infleuence. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/writing-and-literature/before-islam/index.html

In this lesson, students will enhance their appreciation of the cultural exchanges between Europe and the Muslim world from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The module overview, from which the supplemental resources can be accessed, is located at http://teachmiddleeast.lib.uchicago.edu/historical-perspectives/writing-and-literature/before-islam/index.html