1. DO NOW: Estimate* answers to the 8 questions Estimate = Educated Guess

2. #1 How old is the universe?

3. 13.8 billion years old

4. #2 Why is this year 2015?

5. Because it is 2015 years since the birth of Jesus

6. #3 How long have humans lived for?

7. Humans have lived for 200,000 years

8. #4 What is an example of a religion?

9. Any on the board

10. #5 How many major world religions are there?

11. There are 6 major world religions

12. #6 Where did Islam, Christianity and Judaism start?

13. They started in Mesopotamia

14. #7 Who wrote the Bible?

15. Over 40 people

16. #8 What is a religion?

17. That’s why we’re here…

18. Learning Objective: To explore the history of World Religion I will be able to: 1 Define the 6 major religions 2 Describe the basic historical timeline of human life 3 Identify the timelines of the 6 major religions

19. We’re going to watch a clip on the world’s evolution

20. Development of Life

21. In your table, sort the 12 events into a timeline from earliest to latest

22. EXT: Does the longer history of the world make human life more or less valuable? Why?

23. In your table, sort the 12 events into a timeline from earliest to latest Universe created The world came into existence The Roman Empire Jesus born First human communit ies 1066, Battle of Hastings Bible written World War II British Empire Martin Luther King Humans landed on the moon Olympics in London EXT: Does the longer history of the world make human life more or less valuable? Why?

24. Read the article and answer the 6 questions in your books

25. Create a timeline of the 6 major religions 0BCEAD

26. Create a timeline of the 6 major religions 0BCEAD Dat e Religion

27. Create a timeline of the 6 major religions 0BCEAD Dat e Religion EXT: Why do you think there haven’t been any new major religions in the last 1000 years?

28. Revie w 1.Name 2 major world religions 2.What does BCE mean? 3.What does evolution mean?