Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Make-believe history...Sounds so real! History lesson 1: Melopthorians

80-200 A.D.
History lesson 1: Melopthorians
You know, I already posted some of their language. This is where to learn all about them:

The Melopthorians lived in Israel a long time ago...Thousands of years, really! They were not called Israelites because they didn't really LIVE there-they came from a small island called Melopthoria. They decided they didn't have enough room, so they decided to go to Rome. They didn't get to Rome, though. They somehow got to Israel! They believed in gods, like the sun god, Ra, and very few were Christians. If one was found to be Christian, they either got beaten or sent to prison. They loved to trade goods with the Israelites. They traded silver for precious silks. Many of the women wore silks like these. Wealthy families bought slaves and made them sew clothes from the precious silks. If the clothes didn't look the way the family wanted them to, the slave got beaten. Imagine that!

End of lesson 1: Melopthorians

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