IV. We notice the twelve most important =Places=.
1. =Alexandria=, the commercial metropolis of Egypt (Acts 18. 24).
2. =Jerusalem=, the religious capital of the Jewish world (Matt. 4. 5; Luke 24. 47).
3. =Cæsarea=, the Roman capital of Judea (Acts 10. 1; 23. 23, 24).
4. =Damascus=, in the southern part of Syria (Acts 19. 3).
5. =Antioch=, the capital of Syria, in the north (Acts 11. 26; 13. 1).
6. =Tarsus=, the birthplace of St. Paul, in Cilicia (Acts 22. 3).
7. =Ephesus=, the metropolis of Asia Minor, in the province of Lydia (Acts 19. 1).
8. =Philippi=, in Macedonia, where the gospel was first preached in Europe (Acts 16. 12).
9. =Thessalonica=, the principal city in Macedonia (Acts 17. 1; Thess 1. 1).
10. =Athens=, the literary center of Greece (Acts 17. 16).
11. =Corinth=, the political capital of Greece (Acts 18. 1-12).
12. =Rome=, the imperial city (Acts 28. 16; Rom. 1. 7).
Other lands and places are referred to as Elam, Parthia, and Media, all east of the Euphrates river (Acts 2. 9). Ethiopia, south of Egypt in Africa (Acts 8. 27), and Babylon on the Euphrates (1 Peter 5. 13); but these places are outside the general history of the church.
Hints to the Teacher and Her Class. Eleventh Study
In teaching this lesson let the conductor sketch the outline of the map upon the board and drill upon the seas; then draw and name the islands; then drill upon the provinces, etc. Review until the lesson is learned by all the class.
The student should search all the references and be able to state the events connected with each locality.
It would be well for the student to find additional Scripture references to all the localities.
Let each student practice the drawing of the map at home, until he can draw it without copy. Then, in presence of the class, let one student draw on the blackboard in presence of the class the boundary lines of the continents; or one the boundary line in Asia; another in Europe; and a third in Africa. Then let another draw and name the islands; and others locate and name the provinces in Asia, Europe, and Africa; and finally let the twelve cities be located and named.
III. =Prov.= 1. =Eur.= Thr. Mac. Gre. (Ach.) Ill. It. 2. =Afr.= Af.-Pr. Lib. Eg. 3. =Asi.= Ar. Jud. Phoe. Syr. 4. =As. Min.= (_a_) Pon. Paph. Bit. (_b_) Mys. Lyd. Car. (_c_) Lyc. Pam. Cil. (_d_) Gal. Cap. Lyc. Pi. Ph.