LESSON II. NAMES AND DISTANCES. Draw the same map as in Lesson I., but omit the lettering, and review the Lines and Waters. I. State and drill upon the =Names= by which the land has been known in different times. 1. In the earliest ages it was called _Canaan_, because its best-known people were the Canaanites. 2. After the Israelites conquered it, it was known as the _Land of Israel_. 3. In the time of Christ it was generally called _Judæa_ because the Jews were its inhabitants. 4. Its name is now _Palestine_. [Write an initial or syllable of each name, and recall it from the class.] II. Give the =Distances=. 1. Begin with the country best known, and state first the distance from America to Palestine, 7,800 miles. [Write on the board A. P. 7,800.] 2. The Coast Line, from a point opposite the source of the Jordan to a point opposite the lower end of the Dead Sea, 180 miles. [Write C. L. 180.] 3. The Jordan Line, from its source to the lower end of the Dead Sea, 180 miles. [J. L. 180.] 4. From the Jordan to the Mediterranean, on the north, 30 miles. [J. M. 30.] 5. From the Dead Sea, at its southern end, to the Mediterranean, 90 miles. [D. S. M. 90.] 6. The most northern town in Palestine was Dan [mark D. on the map]; the most southern was Beersheba [mark B.]. Hence, to show the extent of the land, they said "from Dan to Beersheba," which was 150 miles in a straight line. [Write D. B. 150.] 7. Palestine, between the Jordan and the sea, includes about 6,600 square miles, which is a little smaller than Massachusetts. [Write S. M. 6,600.] Review the facts already given from the beginning. 1. Lines. 2. Waters. 3. Distances. [Illustration: LESSON II.] [Illustration: LESSON III.] LESSON III. NATURAL DIVISIONS. Draw, as before, the outline of the map, and review all the facts already taught. 1. Lines. 2. Waters. 3. Names. 4. Distances. Test the memory of the class on these without giving the initials. There are four Natural Divisions to Palestine; that is, four sections in the country, lying parallel with each other. Indicate them on the map in brown chalk, not making them very prominent. 1. We find the =Sea-Coast Plain= [S. C. P.] extending along the Coast from north to south, narrow at the north, and wider at the south. 2. Further inland, we come to the =Mountain Region= [M. R.], the backbone of the country, a section of hills and mountains, and the home of the Israelitish people. 3. Passing over the mountains, we find the =Jordan Valley=, a deep gorge, and deeper the further we travel southward, until, at the Dead Sea, it is more than 1,300 feet lower than the Mediterranean. 4. Still further eastward, we climb the steep mountains again, and reach the =Eastern Table-Land=, a lofty plain sloping gradually to the great desert beyond it. Review, as before. 1. Lines. 2. Waters. 3. Names. 4. Distances. 5. Natural Divisions. LESSON IV. MOUNTAINS. [Illustration: LESSON IV.]