{"id":118,"date":"2020-09-25T20:39:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2024-08-24T23:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T23:49:53","slug":"weapons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/learning-units\/weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-3817c2f4-7353-4677-b5d3-cb2ee4e930ec\"><strong>Lesson Objectives: <\/strong>In this unit, students will learn about different types of weapons used in the Ancient Near East. They will discuss how war is described in Jewish tradition and the materials that were used to make these weapons. During this unit\u2019s hands-on project, students will reframe their conception of weapons as entirely functional objects and learn about weapons as family heirlooms by decorating a functional object with personal and familial symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"block-77347b1f-9684-4373-b111-f6320d005a85\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">Guiding Thematic Questions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How has warfare evolved since Antiquity?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why do we remember certain historical battles (David and Goliath, Siege of Masada, Maccabean revolt&#8230;)? What lessons might we learn from them?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why are weapons often decorated?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What are heirlooms?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">Historical Context:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before the bronze age, weapons and knives were typically made of stone such as flint and obsidian which are too fragile to construct long thin implements such as swords. The creation of copper and bronze weaponry allowed for thinner swords to be made.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canaanean blades, primarily found in ancient Canaan (Israel and Lebanon) were wide blades of stone or flint used for harvesting crops and threshing cereal grains. The blade would have been attached to a wooden platform which a person would stand upon and dragged behind an animal to cut the grain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Iron age swords were about the same strength as bronze swords, however the manufacturing of iron swords was significantly easier and iron was more widely available, allowing for greater production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\" class=\"underline\">Fun Facts:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Armor in the ancient Middle East was typically lighter than European armor because of the hot climate.  The lighter armor also allowed fighters to move more quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/learning-units\/weapons\/hebrew-resources-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hebrew Resources: Weapons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-4fe15c57-7a47-4387-ba33-51f32f89b37e\">Object Images:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"433\" src=\"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1986_019_008_B_SCR-edited2-1-1024x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-969 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1986_019_008_B_SCR-edited2-1-1024x433.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1986_019_008_B_SCR-edited2-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1986_019_008_B_SCR-edited2-1-768x325.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1986_019_008_B_SCR-edited2-1-600x254.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1986_019_008_B_SCR-edited2-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dagger<\/strong><br>Middle Bronze Age (Luristan)<br>2500 &#8211; 1000 BCE<br>Bronze, gold, stone<br>13&#8243;<br>Carlos Museum, Emory University<br>1986.19.8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1962_044_A_SCR-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-977 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1962_044_A_SCR-edited.jpeg 591w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1962_044_A_SCR-edited-300x166.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1962_044_A_SCR-edited-542x300.jpeg 542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dagger with Crescent Guard<\/strong><br>Northern Iran<br>1499 &#8211; 800 BCE<br>Bronze <br>10&#8243;<br>Carlos Museum, Emory University<br>1962.44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/2005_031_004_G_SCR-edited2-1024x398.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-978 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/2005_031_004_G_SCR-edited2-1024x398.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/2005_031_004_G_SCR-edited2-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/2005_031_004_G_SCR-edited2-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/2005_031_004_G_SCR-edited2-600x233.jpg 600w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/2005_031_004_G_SCR-edited2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Dagger with Cuneiform Inscription<\/strong><br>Persian<br>539 &#8211; 331 BCE<br>Bronze <br>15.5&#8243;<br>Carlos Museum, Emory University<br>2005.31.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"579\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1982_004_003_A_SCR-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-979 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1982_004_003_A_SCR-edited.jpeg 579w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1982_004_003_A_SCR-edited-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1982_004_003_A_SCR-edited-533x300.jpeg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Arrowhead<\/strong><br>Bronze Age Iran<br>1450 &#8211; 500 BCE<br>Bronze <br>3&#8243;<br>Carlos Museum, Emory University<br>1982.4.3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1984_018_B_SCR-edited-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-955 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1984_018_B_SCR-edited-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1984_018_B_SCR-edited-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1984_018_B_SCR-edited-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1984_018_B_SCR-edited-469x300.jpg 469w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2024\/08\/1984_018_B_SCR-edited.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong>Whetstone<\/strong><br>Iron Age Iran (Luristan)<br>1000-800 BCE<br>Bronze, Stone<br>10.5\u201d long x 5.5\u201d<br>Carlos Museum, Emory University<br>1984.18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classroom Discussion Questions:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>What materials are weapons typically made of?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Name an ancient Israelite battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weapons are sometimes handed down through generations. Are there any objects that have been passed down in your family?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does \u201cconverting swords to ploughshares\u201d mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/06\/Weapons-as-Heirlooms-and-Relics-of-Historical-Wars.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Weapons Worksheet<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-1f1be84a-1c95-42d5-8555-180d9d409f37\">Project: Decorate a &#8220;Weapon&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f454c02a-05d3-41a7-94b8-1088fb23b0db\">Materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pie server, wood spoon, or other small dull instrument<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>paint, markers, stickers, other decorating supplies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cleaning supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-2d812a07-b2dd-4bc5-8ec0-a99cd1f3a7c5\">Instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>decorate your &#8220;weapon&#8221; with images and identifiers relating to you or your family<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/ancientartifactactivities\/files\/2021\/04\/MG_442347.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lesson Objectives: In this unit, students will learn about different types of weapons used in the Ancient Near East. They will discuss how war is described in Jewish tradition and the materials that were used to make these weapons. 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