1. Do Now p. 13
?Which part of Social Studies focuses on people and events of the past?
Culture
Geography
Economics
History

2. Class work (NB p. 13)
CRCT Test Prep pp Answer questions in your notebook.

3. What have Europeans done to solve the problem of so many languages?
They require schoolchildren to learn 1 or 2 other languages.

4. Which languages come from the ancient Roman Empire?
French, Italian, and Spanish

5. Besides differences in words, what other challenge do Europeans face in communicating with each other?
They use 2 different alphabets.

6. What do these statements show about Europeans?
Schoolchildren in Europe learn more than 1 language The European Union records all its business in 23 languages Laws have been written to protect languages spoken only by a few people
What do these statements show about Europeans?
Europeans respect the languages of other cultures.

7. bon jour-----buon giorno
In what way are the French and Italian languages alike?
They are both Romance languages that derived from Latin.

8. Which European language has the largest number of native speakers?
Russian

9. Which describes a way that Russian is different from the other languages?
It is not an official language of the European Union.

10. Which group is less likely to learn the language of a new country?
Older citizens

11. What is a problem caused by many languages spoken in the same country?
It is difficult to read and understand official forms.

12. What did children of German immigrants to Russia have to do in school?
Learn the Russian language

14. Which question can be answered using the graph?
What percentage of people in France have Italian as their native language?

15. What part of the people in France speaks German as their native language?3%

16. Culture
Religions in Europe

17. GPS & E.Q.
GPS: SS6G11b. Describe the major religions in Europe; include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
E.Q.: How do the major religions in Europe compare?

18. 3 Main Religions
Judaism
Christianity
Islam

19. Similarities All believe in one God (monotheistic)
All trace ancestors back to Abraham
All began in the Middle East

20. Connection between 3 Religions
Protestant
Roman Catholic
Shi’a
Eastern Orthodox
Christianity
Sunni
Reform
Islam
Conservative
Judaism
Sufi
Orthodox
Abraham
Connection between 3 Religions

21. Differences Judaism Founder: Abraham (about 2000 BC) Holy Book: Torah
Followers: Jews
# of Followers: about 15 million
Beliefs: laws of God and words of His prophets
3 types:
Orthodox
Conservative
Reform

22. Differences Christianity Founder: Jesus (about 30 AD) Holy Book: Bible
Followers: Christians
# of Followers: about 2.1 billion
Beliefs: teachings of Jesus
3 types:
Eastern Orthodox
Roman Catholic
Protestant (includes Anglicans, Anabaptists, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Seventh Day Adventists, Unitarians, Quakers, Congregational, Reformed…………..)

23. Differences Islam Founder: Muhammad (about 610 AD)
Holy Book: Koran or Qur’an
Followers: Muslims
# of Followers: about 1.3 billion; number is rapidly growing
Beliefs: teachings of Muhammad, the last Prophet
3 types:
Sunni
Shi’a
Sufi

24. Read CRCT Test Prep Pages 131-133
Copy and answer questions 338 – 341.

25. Which is the oldest of the 3 main religions?
Judaism

26. Which religion is growing at the fastest rate?
Islam

27. How are the 3 religions alike?
They each worship only one God

28. Which pairing of sacred text and religion is correct?
Protestant - Bible