1. Ms. Berry Social Studies
Religious Empires

2. Warm up: What are the holy books of the three major religions?
Christianity Islam Judaism

3. Hebrews (Judaism) Enslaved by Egyptians, Moses led them to Israel
David, Saul, Soloman unified them into a kingdom
Conquered by Romans; destroyed Jerusalem and kicked them out

4. Roman Empire Spreads across Europe; all around Mediterranean Sea
Made Christianity the official religion of empire
Moved the capital from
Rome to Constantinople.

5. Byzantine Empire Eastern ½ of the Roman Empire (Constantinople)
Lasted for 1,000 years after Rome fell
Broke from the
Catholic Church and
formed the Orthodox
Church (Great Schism)

6. Ottoman Empire Muslim Empire that conquered the Byzantine Empire
Denomination: Sunni & Ethnicity: Turkish
Constantinople to Istanbul
Conquered Eastern Europe

7. Caliphate Conquered Arabia, Central Asia, N. India, & N. Africa,
Wanted to convert all of Europe to Islam
Defeated by Charles Martel at Battles of Tours

8. Safavid Empire Muslim Empire Denomination: Shia
Fought with Ottomans (Muslim Sunni)
Conquered Persia

9. Mughal Empire Muslim Empire that conquered India
Descendants of Mongolians
Known for religious tolerance and architecture

10. Charlemagne’s Empire Ruled over Western Europe
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope
Spread ideas of Catholic Church across kingdom

11. World Map: Practice

12. Monotheism 1 Christianity: Founder: Jesus Christ Followers: Christians
Worship: Church
Holy book: Bible
Denominations: Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, etc.

13. Monotheism 2 Judaism (Hebrew) Founder: Abraham Followers: Jews
Worship: Synagogue
Holy book: Tanakh
Denominations: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform

14. Monotheism 3 Islam Founder: Muhammad Followers: Muslims
Worship: Mosque
Holy Book: Quran
Denominations: Sunni and Shia

15. Test on Wednesday! Unit 1: Geography Unit 2: Government & Economics
Unit 3: Religion & Religious Empires