=The Leading Facts.= _1._ The first settlers in America came from
old and well-established countries in Europe. _2._ Their ways of
living were very different from ours. _3._ The classes of people
were very different from those we have. _4._ Egypt the oldest
nation. _5._ What the Nile does for Egypt. _6._ What Egypt taught
the world. _7._ Babylon and Nineveh, the early cities of Asia. _8._
How they differed from Egypt. _9._ How Egypt, Babylon, and Nineveh
recorded their deeds. _10._ What the Jews were noted for. _11._ Who
were great among them? _12._ How the World War has changed the hope
of some Jews. _13._ The Phoenicians were celebrated for carrying
trade and learning. _14._ They also invented the alphabet.
=Study Questions.= _1._ Name the different classes of people in
Europe. _2._ What would have happened if a great lord had carried
his people to America in an early day? _3._ Make a list of useful
things that the Egyptians knew. _4._ How do you imagine we know
about the ancient cities of Babylon and Nineveh? _5._ Why did they
use brick? _6._ Why is it better to use letters than pictures in
writing?
=Suggested Readings.= Dopp, _The Tree Dwellers_; _The Early
Cave-men_; _The Later Cave-men_; _The Early Sea People_; _Stories
of Ancient Peoples_; Ragozin, _A History of the World_, Vol. I.
Earliest Peoples; Retold from _St. Nicholas_, Stories of the
Ancient World, 3-52, 69-77, 92-124; Mace-Tanner, _Old Europe and
Young America_, 14-24.