Download Greek Mythology and Christianity - Williams

Do Now
• Think about something you find hard to
explain…. Now create a short myth to explain
it.
Greek Mythology and
Christianity
What is a Myth???
• 1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning
some being or hero or event, with or without a
determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation,
especially one that is concerned with deities or
demigods and explains some practice, rite, or
phenomenon of nature.
• 2. stories or matter of this kind: realm of myth.
• 3. any invented story, idea, or concept: His account of
the event is pure myth.
• 4. an imaginary or fictitious thing or person.
• 5. an unproved or false collective belief that is used to
justify a social institution.
• Just like in Mesopotamia religion was meant
to explain things in life that didn’t seem to
have an explanation.
Think Pair Share
Think about the story of Athena’s birth (re-read
if you have to). What might that story
explain??
• Pop Quiz--Again thinking about the story of Athena… why
do you think the scientific name for a spider is
Arachnid??????
Influence on Christianity
After reading the handout create a Venn
Diagram for the similarities and differences of
Greek Mythology and Christianity. As well as
summarize them in a paragraph.
Do Now
• Summarize one similarity between Greek
Mythology and Christianity.
Daily Practice Checklist
• As of right now we have completed the work
for two standards: The R and the first E
for these standards you should have the
following work:
Religion
• Gods Project
• Notes including answer to pop quiz question
• Greek Mythology and Christianity Venn diagram
Economics
• Notes on Geography
• How does geography influence us worksheet
• Map of Europe
• Spider chart
When you have all of those items…
You are ready to assess!!!!!!!! YAY!!
Your assessment for these standards is to write a
paragraph answering these questions:
For R- How did Greek Mythology influence
Christianity?
For E- How did the geography of Greece influence
the economy of the ancient Greeks.