Christian Church History: An Overview of Catholic & Protestant History & Faith
Catholic Kids
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Grade Levels
7th - 12th
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Pages
33 pages
Catholic Kids
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Great resource to teach history from. It helped provide a full picture for my students when their textbook didn't offer much.
Description
Christian History
This unit is a comprehensive overview of Christian History to teach the key information from 2000 years of Church history and help them understand the Church of today.
This Unit Includes PDF & PowerPoint of…
•20 page student packet full of readings and activities to engage with the information
•Test Review Page & QuizizzLink for online review
•Test with 2 versions for easy differentiation
•Answer Keys for packet and tests
•Word Wall cards to accompany the 15 vocabulary words in the packet
The Packet Contains…
- Church History Timeline
- Vocabulary (Priest, Monk, Bishop, Cardinal, Pope, Doctrine, Theology, Catholic, Protestant, Reformation, Martyr, Council, Creed, Ordain, Theses
- Vocabulary Review Worksheet
- Before Jesus reading and graphic organizer to recall previous information
- Jesus & the Apostles reading and map to recognize the impact of the apostles’ ministry
- Jesus’ Followers reading and brainstorming activity on the titles of early Christians and the emergence of the word Catholic
- Church Hierarchy & Holy Orders reading and graphic organizer on the hierarchy of the church and the duties of deacons, priests, bishops, cardinals, and popes
- Age of Martyrs reading and reflection questions to learn about early martyrs such as Saint Perpetua, Saint Felicity, and Saint Sebastian.
- Emperor Constantine reading and reflection questions about the legalization of Christianity.
- Councils reading passage to introduce the Council of Nicea
- Nicene Creed fill-in-the-blank worksheet
- Nicene Creed worksheet where students analyze the meaning of the prayer and connect it to Catholic Doctrine and teachings
- Sacred Scripture passage and activity where students learn about Saint Jerome’s Latin Vulgate and compare English and Latin bible verses
- Review worksheet to reinforce information
- Great Schism reading and activity to analyze the difference in the Nicene Creed between the faiths
- Crusades reading and map to show students where people of different faiths live and what land was contested during the crusades
- Religious Orders reading and an activity in which students read part of the Rule of Saint Benedict and react to each statement with an emoji
- Universities, Theology, and Philosophy reading explaining the connection of religion and education and explaining the discoveries of Copernicus and Gregor Mendel
- Protestant Reformation passage and image analyses where students make hypotheses about the parts of a printing press
- Martin Luther reading and a summary activity so students think about the meaning of some of his theses
- King Henry VIII passage about the creation of the Church of England
- Council of Trent reading and table analyzing the difference between Catholic and Protestant beliefs
- First and Second Vatican Council readings and reflection questions, as well as an image of the First Vatican Council to analyze the discuss
- Recent Pope Readings about Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis
- People Graphic Organizer to review the people in this unit
- Review Worksheet over the Councils and people
Total Pages
33 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
2 Weeks
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