ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY

  1. Why did the Jews have a conflict with Rome? What were the results?


  2. How did Christianity begin? Who was Jesus of Nazareth and what did he teach? How did St. Paul help in spreading Christian beliefs?


  3. How did Christianity spread to Europe and other Roman territories?

ANCIENT INDIA


Information to gather and stories to think about:


  1. Where did the first Indians settle and live? Why there?


  2. Who were the Aryans and how did their arrival in India change the culture there?


  3. What is Brahmanism and how did it later turn into Hinduism? What were they for?

    4. Hinduism

  4. What was the caste system and how did it work?

    5. Indian People

    The Caste System

    Caste System and Stages of Life in Hinduism

  5. Who was the Buddha and what did he teach? How did his teachings spread?

    6. Buddhism

    What the Buddha Taught

    Hinduism and Buddhism

    Indiaoz Hinduism – Buddhism

  6. How did the Maurya empire grow and what were the emperor Asoka‘s achievements?


  7. What inventions, ideas, and traditions did ancient India contribute to world knowledge and why are they still important today?