Slide 1Studying the World’s Religions Chapter 1 Slide 2 The study of religion begins in mystery Slide 3 Religious experience comes out of questions That humans experience…

Slide 18 Characteristics Slide 2  Farmers settled in fertile river valleys  Grew surplus (extra) food  Led to an increase in population  Settlements grew into…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Greek Mythology An Introduction Slide 3 What are the characteristics of a myth? A traditional or ancient story Originally told by word-of-mouth Deals with…

Slide 1 The gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology Slide 2 Where did Greek Mythology begin? GREECE GREECE Slide 3 Long, long ago in ancient Greece, people told stories that…

Slide 1 The gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology You may want to take NOTES (an oracle predicts a test in your future) Slide 2 I Spy… every time you see the pencil on…

Slide 1 World Religions 6 th grade Social Studies Mrs. Galati Slide 2 What is religion? In ancient times, people tried to explain the world around them as the works of the…

Slide 1 1 Abrahamic Religions Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 The Middle East Slide 5 Judaism Slide 6 In the Ancient World, what did most people believe in ?  Polytheism – Belief…

Slide 1 How did Christianity impact the Roman World? Period Two NY State Standard 2 Common Core RS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and WS 1, 2 Slide 2 Did You Know Christianity Evolved from…

Slide 1 Early People Fertile Crescent ~ Egypt India ~ China Greece Rome JudaismWorld Religions Potpourri 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400 Slide 2 At the beginning of the New…

Slide 1 1200 – 1700’s Slide 2 Native Americans have been living in the Americas for tens of thousands of years before Europeans knew. Millions of people lived in the…