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The Moravians: What Does It Take to Build a Religious Community Lesson PlanThe Moravians: What Does It Take to Build a Religious Community Lesson Plan
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The Moravians: What Does It Take to Build a Religious Community

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Young scholars study a Moravian community, its town structure, and compare the town to other non-religious communities. In this religious community lesson, students research a Moravian community using the town plan documents and excerpts from the Bethlehem Diary. Young scholars compare the town's structure to that of non-religious communities.

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pennsylvania history, pennsylvania, colonial america

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7th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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