Religion & Power

Task: Analyze power through religion, especially focusing on politics and social structures, in civilizations

Requirements:

Describe the power created through religion in a civilization
Use at least 3 different civilizations as examples
Use and cite at least 3 different sources from the options below or your Canvas Modules
Incorporate at least 3 images
Evenly divide group work and collaborate as a team

Ideas to "present":

Poster
Google Slides
Google Site
Canva Infographic
Video
Board Game
Display
Brochure
Song

Research Sources

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Use the textbook as a resource! Sign in to McGraw Hill on Canvas and click on the textbook on the right side of the dashboard or use your real textbook from the bookshelf!

OVERVIEW ARTICLES

The Secrets of How Ancient Religions Created Law and Order

CIVILIZATION ARTICLES

MESOPOTAMIA

WEBSITES

Newsela - Sign in with Clever and search "Culture and Society in Ancient Mesopotamia"
Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "Babylonia and Assyria" and look at the sections "Stories of Gods and Heroes" and "The First Kingdom of Babylonia"

ARTICLES

ANCIENT EGYPT

WEBSITES

Newsela - Sign in with Clever and search "Ancient Egypt: Dynasties"
Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "pharaohs (Egyptian kings)"

ARTICLES

ANCIENT ISRAEL

WEBSITES

Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "Hebrews"

ARTICLES

ANCIENT GREECE

WEBSITES

Newsela - Sign in with Clever and search "Secrets of the Oracle"
Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "Delphi"

ARTICLES

Religion and Death (click through all pages!)
Classical Greek Society

ANCIENT CHINA

WEBSITES

Newsela - Sign in with Clever and search "Understanding the Mandate of Heaven"
Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "Mandate of Heaven"

ARTICLES

ANCIENT INDIA

WEBSITES

Newsela - Sign in with Clever and search "The Rise of Hinduism" and "The History of the Caste System"
Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "Ashoka" and "caste (social differentiation)"

ARTICLES

ANCIENT ROME

WEBSITES

Newsela - Sign in with Clever and search "Secrets of the Oracle"
Encyclopedia Britannica - Log in to your portal to access - to find the tile search "Encyclopedia" - Once logged in, search "Romulus and Remus"