1. Religion in the Middle Ages

2. Directions:
You will be assigned one of the three religions. Ancient Roman religion Judaism, or Christianity.
Read the handout and gather information as your assigned religion (you will share this information)
Write down five facts about the religion on your graphic organizer in complete sentences
10 Minutes

3. Table Sharing You will be sharing information in rounds
Rounds will last 8 minutes
Two groups will “present’ while other students travel to hear groups’ presentations and write down information to complete their graphic organizer
By the end of the rounds everyone should have information about all 3 religions

4. Ancient Religion of Rome
A religion with many gods= a Pagan religion
Jupiter (Zeus)-god of the sky, ruler of the gods
Pluto-(Hades)- god of the underworld
Neptune(Posiedon) god of the sea
Diana( Artemis)- protector of animals, moon
Juno (Hera)-goddess of women, mothers
Venus( Aphrodite)-goddess of love

5. Ancient Religion of Rome
Everything that happened caused by the gods
You must please the gods ( worshipping, temples, home shrines, ceremonies, feast days.
If you did not please the gods bad things would happen (earthquake, death, disease)

6. Judaism Worshipped only one god “Elohim”=Hebrew word for God
Originated in Jerusalem (Middle East)
Temples built and prayer
Holy book- the Torah
Old religion, not many Romans follow this religion

7. A new religion-Christianity
Worshipped only one god
Originated in the Middle East
Holy Book-the Bible
At first, just an old religion followed in a new way-Judaism
Became popular very quickly-no one in Rome expected it to become so popular
Some officials tried to stop it from growing

8. Christianity in the Empire
In 300 CE Roman Emperor became Christian
Most of the empire became Christian
Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire

9. Compare & Contrast
Choose two of the religions that were discussed in class (Judaism, Christianity, Roman Religion) and write a paragraph comparing the two. Choose 2 differences and 2 similarities. The paragraph should have a topic sentence at least 3 supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.