I. Explain relationship between my Student Directed Warm-Up and Humanities-Hand Out Quizzes
A. Touching others through internet
B. Relates to our Lesson
C. Talks of how ancient people learned about cultures
II. Background Information on the Alexandria Library
A. Most Famous Library of the Hellenistic Age
1. Sometimes has been called “eighth wonder of ancient world”
2. At the time of the burning of the library there was said to be 400,000 scrolls; of this we are not sure.
B. Planned and Founded in Alexandria Egypt
1. Planned by King Ptolemy I (Soter) beginning of 3rd Century BC
2. Actually Created by son, Ptolemy II (Philadelphus)
3. Maintained and Augmented by Successors
III. Myths of the library
A. Ship searches for Scrolls
B. Aristotle seed of collection
IV. Destruction of Library is a mystery
A. Caesar
B. Christian Mob; Hypatia
V. New Library
A. Show pictures of the state of the art facility
B. Talk of controversy
VI. Explore website after presentation