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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


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