1. what has been the significance of a written alphabet to past societies? 2. how do historical maps archaeologists discover information about ancient societies? 3. how have ancient texts archaeologists learn more about the civilizations that left them? 4. what kinds of materials most ancient texts made of and how were they organized? 5. what are some of the significant texts that have been found from ancient times? critical thinking questions1. why did so many alphabets show evidence that they emerged from the proto-canaanite alphabet rather than each society showing evidence of a completely unique alphabet? 2. what hypothesis might you form if you discovered an ancient map with excellent detail of the coastline and nearby islands? 3. give an example from the unit that illustrates how an archaeological find can redefine or rewrite history.4. how do you think the destruction of the library of alexandria effected history? 5. what do defixiones tell us about human nature?

Imagine that you have completed your paper. the following are two paragraphs you have written that contain direct quotations from your sources. below each paragraph is the source used. for each source, use mla style to create the correct in-text citation and place it in the correct place within the paragraph. gandhi did not grow up wealthy. of his family, he recalled, “my father never had any ambition to accumulate riches and left us very little property. he had no education, save that of experience.” like his father, gandhi became someone who valued experience over money. the quotation is taken from page 2 of this source: gandhi, mahatma. the story of my experiments with truth. 1927. new york: dover publications, 1983. print. gandhi’s experiences abroad taught him a great deal, but they certainly did not make him rich. according to indian scholar e.s. reddy, “…on january 9, 1915, m. k. gandhi returned to bombay after 21 years in exile, wearing a loin cloth and travelling from london in the lowest class of the ship.” few people suspected that this unassuming man would become one of the most powerful and beloved leaders in history. the quotation is taken from page 1 of this source: reddy, e.s. gandhi’s vision of a free south africa. hyderabad, india: sangam books, ltd. 1995. print.