1. Essential Question : What are the roots of modern Western political and ethical thought?

2. Do Now: Analyze the pictures below and group them is as many different ways as you can. A group consists of three or more.

3. The Roots of Modern Western Civilization

4. Contributions of Judaism
Monotheism
One universal God
Human Dignity
People have worth and dignity b/c created in image of God
Covenant Ten Commandments
God to people
People to People

5. Contributions of Christianity
Human worth… love, charity, dignity
Sermon on the Mount
Humanity is fallen, Jesus is salvation
Faith by choice
Personal relationship w/ God thru Jesus
Organized Religious Bureaucracy
Catholic Church…priest, bishop, cardinal, Pope
Orthodoxy vs. heresy
Split >> Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox
Buffer vs. Islamic invasion

6. Contributions of Ancient Greece
Polis… community
Citizenship… rights & responsibility
Direct Democracy.. All citizens participate
Who can be a citizen?
Philosophy
Socrates…Q, loyalty & obedience = duty
Plato…virtue by all + philosopher-king… The Republic
Aristotle… justice, stability, moderation, knowledge… Power to middle class
Pan-Hellenism = Spread of Greek culture
Alexander the Great = Conquest / Trade

7. Contributions of Ancient Rome
Republic
Written Law… Code of Justinian
Equality before the Law for citizens
Bureaucracy
Empire Building

8. Short Answer Writing Practice : Discuss the contributions of Judaism, Christianity, ancient Greece and Rome to modern Western ethical and political thought.
Write your thesis to this prompt in one or two well-thought and concise sentences
Continue on and write the rest of an intro paragraph to the prompt… roadmap!