Hemet High School Mr. Williams World History Hemet High School Mr. Williams
The Contributions of Ancient Greece and Rome & Judaism and Christianity to the Development of Western Civilization Unit 1 Chapter 1
Human Evolution How do we all live together, without slipping into chaos and violence? How will we organize ourselves and what will the rules of behavior be? Who gets to write the rules? Who gets to judge the fairness of the rules? Who gets to enforce the rules? Where will the rules apply? Who or what provides the rules with legitimacy? What is their ethical system?
The Rise of Western Civilization “Law and Government” The Rise of Western Civilization “Ethics and Morality”
The Ancient Israelites Lesson 1.1 The Ancient Israelites
God’s covenant with the Israelites Lesson 1.2 God’s covenant with the Israelites
Teachings on law and morality Lesson 1.3 Teachings on law and morality
The Scattering of the Jews Lesson 1.4 The Scattering of the Jews
The Ancient Israelites Lesson 1.1 The Ancient Israelites
Discuss significance and connection Definition – Leader of the tribe of Judea Significance – Accepts God’s message of greatness (listen and obey) (from rock to separate overall and all inclusive SINGLE being) Abraham Discuss significance and connection
Discuss significance and connection Definition – Leader of Jewish people Led exodus out of Egypt Significance – Asks for and receives rules of behavior from their God Moses Discuss significance and connection
God’s covenant with the Israelites Lesson 1.2 God’s covenant with the Israelites
Discuss significance and connection Definition – One God = one universal purpose Significance – transforms idea of God from physical to meta-physical God is ethical Monotheism Discuss significance and connection
Discuss significance and connection Definition – A written history of the Jewish people Significance – the old testament of the Bible Torah Discuss significance and connection
Teachings on law and morality Lesson 1.3 Teachings on law and morality
Discuss significance and connection Definition – List of rules from God given to Moses applied to Jewish people Significance – God is ethical and will provide rules Ten Commandments Discuss significance and connection
Discuss significance and connection Definition – set of rules applied to Gentiles (non-Jews) Significance – Move toward the equality of Humanity Acknowledges “we” have a lot in common Seven Universal Laws Discuss significance and connection
The Scattering of the jews Lesson 1.4 The Scattering of the jews
Discuss significance and connection Definition – The dispersing of the Jewish people occurred after the Babylon captivity – 600BC… Significance – Leads to persecution of Jews they live in other people’s countries Creation of Israel - 1948 Diaspora Discuss significance and connection