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This bellringer activity explores significant historical events, focusing on the Crusades and age of exploration. Students will engage with critical questions surrounding the major Crusades and the involvement of key religious groups. They will also examine the motivations behind exploration, identifying the "Three G's" and notable explorers from Portugal. Additionally, the cultural overlap of the three Abrahamic religions will be analyzed, encouraging a deeper understanding of their origins and relationships.
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Bellringers. Week of 9/16/13
Monday (6th) • How many major Crusades were there? • The Crusades were a series of religious wars between which two groups? (Not who was affected but who was involved)
Monday (7th) • Draw (roughly) the symbol for all three religions. Label each. (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) • What is the religious law that muslims are required to follow? (besides the 5 pillars)
Tuesday(6th only) • List the three G’s of exploration. • Who was the first explorer from Portugal to lead expeditions south towards Africa?
Tuesday (7th only) 1. Muslims sometimes refer to Christians and Jews as “people of the ________” due to the fact that the Quran includes the new and old testaments of the Bible. 2. An ethnic group will almost always share which of these things. A. ReligionB. LanguageC. LocationD. Belief Systems
Wednesday (6th only) • In what year did the Portugese begin exploration? • Christopher Columbus was an explorer from which country?
Wednesday (7th only) • All 3 religions started in Southwest Asia. List each of the three, along with the Country and City they began in. • List all three religions in order from Oldest to Youngest.
Thursday (6th only) • As the saying goes, “The sun never set on the _____________ Empire.” • Portugal colonized which major country in South America?
Thursday (7th only) • Oil wealth has fueled a growing clash between Traditional ___________ _________ and __________ _______________. • Between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims, which group has the most followers?
Grading Out of 16 possible points • -0 = 100 • -1= 94 • -2= 88 • -3= 81 • -4= 75 • -5= 69 • -6= 63 • -7= 56 -8= 50 -9= 44 -10= 38 -11= 31 -12= 25 -13= 19 -14= 13 -15= 6 -16= 0