Early Religion & the Rise of Christianity in Rome
The Big Idea: The civilizations that developed in Greece and Rome had an enduring impact on later civilizations. This legacy includes governance and law, engineering and technology, art and architecture, as well as literature and history. The Roman Empire also played an instrumental role in the spread of Christianity.
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Learning Targets:
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Notes Activity - Early Religion of Rome
Directions -
1. Use the sources below to fill in your pink notes sheet about the religion practiced by the early ancient Romans.
2. Get the finished notes sheet checked by me for a signature.
1. Use the sources below to fill in your pink notes sheet about the religion practiced by the early ancient Romans.
2. Get the finished notes sheet checked by me for a signature.
SOURCE 2:
View these 2 videos from the series Horrible Histories and use it to answer the questions on your notes sheet. |
SOURCE 1
Click on the picture to the right to find out about the earliest religion of ancient Rome and how Christianity began. <---------- |
Pre Assessment Activities - Christianity
Rise of Christianity - Document Stations Activities
For the next couple days you will be working with a partner, or on your own, to analyze primary sources that give us information about the development of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
1. Each source is located on a document that you will scan. You can do the documents in any order.
2. Make sure you answer the question and then do the activity that goes with it. It will either be a Picture Card Pick Activity or a Sentence Activity.
3. We will not finish this today but continue it through Friday.
4. When finished we will look at, analyze and record our findings.
Overall, we will be able to start answering this question:
"How did Christianity grow from a small, persecuted group, to the major religion of the Roman Empire?"
1. Each source is located on a document that you will scan. You can do the documents in any order.
2. Make sure you answer the question and then do the activity that goes with it. It will either be a Picture Card Pick Activity or a Sentence Activity.
3. We will not finish this today but continue it through Friday.
4. When finished we will look at, analyze and record our findings.
Overall, we will be able to start answering this question:
"How did Christianity grow from a small, persecuted group, to the major religion of the Roman Empire?"
We will do the questions and activity for Docuemnt A together. Then you will be responsible for doing the others on your own!
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Playposit Activity
Exit Ticket - The Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
Go to my Google Classroom and do the Exit Ticket - The Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire. Use your completed Document Activity Packet to help you.
If you finished everything then go to Quizlet and review the card set for the Early Religion and Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire.
The Spread of Christianity in Ancient Rome
DOCUMENT:
Here is an easy to read document about the rise of Christianity in ancient Rome. It explains were the religion came from, how early Christians were treated, what they believed and the importance of ancient Rome in spreading this new religion.
WEBSITE:
The website below gives a nice brief history of the the Rise of Christianity in Rome. WEBSITE:
The website below gives a history of the persecution of Christians during the Roman Empire. |
PREZI:
Click on the picture below to view a short Prezi that summarizes Christianity in ancient Rome - includes basic beliefs, dates, etc. |
Video Resources for Christianity:
The video below explains how Christianity and Judaism dealt with the problem of Roman persecution. The lesson notes how these two religions weren't as similar as they seem, examines how one was driven to violent resistance while the other followed a course of nonviolent resistance, and compares the struggle of these two religions to that of two civil rights leaders.
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In the video below Michael Portillo investigates the legacy of the Roman Emperor Constantine - the man who transformed Christianity from a clandestine handful of followers of Jesus Christ into one of the world's great religions with a global reach of over two billion worshipers.
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Your tasks for the day are:
ASSESSMENT - Complete the Christianity in the Roman Empire assignment in my Google Classroom (write an argument that answers the essay question).
- Read the essential question below - discuss as a class.
- Read and discuss the document with group.
- Answer the document questions as you move from Document A to Document F. Using evidence from the documents to support your answers.
- This must be checked by me before you can move onto the assessment - this is your chance to clarify anything that might have been confusing or go over anything that was unclear!
ASSESSMENT - Complete the Christianity in the Roman Empire assignment in my Google Classroom (write an argument that answers the essay question).
Essential Question: How did Christianity change from a persecuted sect to an official state religion within the Roman Empire?