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[Lesson Name] Cargoes from Three Continents: Ancient Mediterranean Trade in Modern Archaeology [Type/General Category] Regular Lessons Ancient Cultures [Grade Levels] Grades 6-12 [Description] 
The 21 teaching plans and related materials are designed to help educators understand Mediterranean trade between 1600 B.C. and A.D. 200. The lessons were derived from a 1997 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Teachers organized by the AIA and originally published in 1999 as a book for teachers of ancient history and classical studies. Students can partake in a variety of activites, from model ship-building and ancient monetary calculations to making a mock museum exhibit of an archaeological shipwreck.
AIA Lesson Plans - Archaeological Institute of America
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