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Characteristics of the Modern Western World: Christianity

LO1: Define Christianity -Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life, teachings and miracles of Jesus. LO2:  Identify and describe the early tactics used by Christians that made the religion spread and become synonymous with Western Civilization. -Tactics Christians used to spread the religion were by converting the people mainly pagans to believe in one God instead of many one at a time. Exercise and Activity 1) It created a new need for a God that talked about the after life. 2) The miracles helped people to believe in the religion. 3) Because it started from the ground up one person at a time. 4) Pagans because they were ones that believed in the many Greek gods.

What is Western Civilization?

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Lo1: Define Western Civilization Lo2: Identifying and locating "The West" Lo3: Describe characteristics of the modern West World *Thinking Historically: Characteristics of the modern Western World Lo1: Western Civilization is a term used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems and specific artifacts and technologies that have some origin or association with Europe. Lo2: The west is a geographical area unclear and undefined. All of the western countries are U.S, Canada, Greenland, Australia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Monaco, Poland, France, Papa New Guinea, New Zealand, Great Britain,  Italy. Lo3: Liberal Democracy - Liberal political ideology and a from of government in which representative democracy Economical Liberalism - An economic system organized on individual lines Christianity - A religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazare...