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Module Overview
Learn about the complex identities of people in the ancient Middle East. More important than race and religion were identities formed on the basis of age and gender, tribal membership, language spoken or the cities in which they lived.
Essay
- The Question of Identity: Ethnicity, Language, Religion, and Gender
- Ethnicity and Race
- Language
- Religion
- Gender
Framing the Issues
Examining Stereotypes
Image Resource Bank
This painting is one of the rare examples that shows Nubians with a wide range of clothing, hairstyles, and thus probably ethnicity... [IMAGE GALLERY]
Learning Resources
Geoff Emberling
Former Chief Curator, Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago
Classroom Connections
LESSON 1: Using Artifacts for Clues About Identity
LESSON 2: Comparing Modern and Ancient Ideas of Ethnicity and Identity
