Transcript Prologue 2
Essential Question • Discuss the following questions with your neighbors and be prepared to share with the class: 1. What do you know about Judaism and Christianity? The 10 Commandments & The Negative Confessions • In your group complete the chart: • Write in the Ten Commandments(pg 13) • Write in the Negative Confessions that match the Ten Commandments (some Commandments will have more than 1 Confession) • State if the Commandment/Confessions are dealing with Religious, Personal, or Public Laws Prologue The Rise of Democratic Ideas 1200BC-1800AD Section 2 Judeo-Christian Tradition • Monotheistic Religion Monotheism: the belief in one God morality: defining the difference between right and wrong ethics: how to behave in society – Tradition developed in southwest Asia that helped shape democratic rule – Humans created in God’s image, gives them dignity – People have moral freedom & responsibility for choices • Ten Commandments – Hebrew code that focused more on morality and ethics and less on politics • Legacy of Monotheistic Religions from Southwest Asia – Ideas that emerge are crucial to the development of democracy legacy: what is left behind for others/what is remembered crucial: very important • Duty of individual/community to fight oppression • Worth of the individual & equality of people before God • Legacy of Renaissance & Reformation – Both promote democracy: • Challenge authority of pope & rulers (Roman Catholic Church influenced religious, social, and political aspects of life) • Stress value of individual • Promote reading of Bible that leads to reading about other ideas Major Forms of Government • In your notebook, divide a page into 4 sections • At the top of each section the following: – Judaism – Christianity – Renaissance – Reformation • Use your text/notebook to describe the democratic ideas that came from each Judaism • Emphasized the worth of the individual and the importance of social conscience Christianity • Emphasized the worth of the individual and equality before God Renaissance • Emphasized the worldly, the importance of the individual, and the use of reason Reformation • Emphasized the importance of the individual in establishing a direct relationship with god; it also questioned the authority of the pope and monarchs VIP Heads • Fold your paper into 8 parts • In each section you will: – (Left)Write the name and country of the VIP – (Middle)Draw and color a bust (head & shoulders) – (Right)Create a speech bubble and write a sentence that states the influence they had on democracy. Make sure to write in your own words. DO NOT COPY FROM THE BOOK!!! • For this assignment you will use these 7 VIPs – Solon, Cleisthenes, Pericles, Justinian, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle When you are finished, glue this sheet into your notebook