1. what has been the significance of a written alphabet to past societies? 2. how do historical maps archaeologists discover information about ancient societies? 3. how have ancient texts archaeologists learn more about the civilizations that left them? 4. what kinds of materials most ancient texts made of and how were they organized? 5. what are some of the significant texts that have been found from ancient times? critical thinking questions1. why did so many alphabets show evidence that they emerged from the proto-canaanite alphabet rather than each society showing evidence of a completely unique alphabet? 2. what hypothesis might you form if you discovered an ancient map with excellent detail of the coastline and nearby islands? 3. give an example from the unit that illustrates how an archaeological find can redefine or rewrite history.4. how do you think the destruction of the library of alexandria effected history? 5. what do defixiones tell us about human nature?