Transcript Greco-Roman Judeo-Christian

How did Judaism &
Christianity influence the
rise of democracy?
LECTURE 3
Chapter 1, Sections 3 & 4
Vocabulary that is
BOLDED will likely be
on the test.
(Highlight the words in
your notes.)
First to practice
Judaism
Ancient
Israelites
Nomadic
 NO separation of church and state
 Religious leaders made political decisions
 MONOtheistic = belief in one god
 Torah = holy book and source of laws in
Jewish society
 10 Commandments
 Code of ethics and morals contributed to
“rule of law”
Founder
 Jesus of Nazareth
 Born to a Jewish family
 Crucified because gov’t thought
teachings were a threat
 Teachings became official religion of
Roman Empire around 395 A.D.
Christian Principles
 Similarities to Judaism
 Monotheistic
 10 Commandments
 Considered God’s laws
 System of ethics
 New Testament considered a
record of Jesus’ life and
teachings
Spread of Judeo-Christian Principles
 Judaism spread
through migration
of the Jewish people.
 Christianity spread
through missionaries
traveling around the
Roman Empire.
Persecution
 Roman Empire = POLYtheistic
 NO freedom of religion in empire
 NO separation of church & state
 Blamed Jews and Christians for economic
& social problems
Medieval Christianity
 Christians believed all people were sinners
 To avoid hell, people must participate in
sacraments
 Baptism
 Communion
 Church  sacraments  absolute power
 Church laws = state laws
Link to Democracy?
 Judeo-Christian tradition influenced the
rise of democracy due to its moral and
ethical principles.
 The founders of future democracies were
influenced by those Judeo-Christian
principles.
• Laws focus on
civil matters
• Laws come from
people
• People should
use reason
• Different social
classes
• Laws focus on
moral issues
Laws apply to
everyone
Laws written down
Individuals have
worth
People have duty to
obey laws
• Laws come from
God
• People should
use faith
• All people are
equal
Assignment
 Write a paragraph discussing 2 similarities
and 2 differences between Greco-Roman
ideas and Judeo-Christian ideas.
Good words to use
when writing about
similarities and
differences:
also, similarly,
likewise, however,
on the other hand,
by comparison,
in contrast, while,
more/less
To have a thorough and thoughtful answer, you should:
 Use your class notes/Venn diagram for ideas
 Have a topic sentence that restates the question.
Example:
“There are some similarities and differences
between Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian ideas.”
 Do more than just list the similarities and
differences.
Example of
organized writing:
Topic sentence
1st similarity
1st difference
2nd similarity
2nd difference
Concluding sentence