CHRISTIANITY
Day Two
HOW DO RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES
INFLUENCE EUROPE?
WARM-UP:
MONOTHEISM VS. POLYTHEISM
• Greek root “mono” means one
• Greek root “poly” means many
• Greek root “theo” or “thei” means god
Is Judaism a “monotheistic” or “polytheistic” religion?
How do you know?
VIDEO: BELIEFS IN CHRISTIANITY
• Today’s video will explore the main beliefs of
Christians
• You will take notes on things like the years the
religion started, holy books, prophet, and other
important beliefs within this religion
HISTORICAL INFLUENCE OF
CHRISTIANITY IN EUROPE
In the 600s,
Spain and
other parts of
Europe were
ruled by
Muslim rulers
who
practiced
Islam and
there was a
large Jewish
population of
Judaism
followers as
well- so what
happened?
HISTORICAL INFLUENCE OF
CHRISTIANITY IN EUROPE
The Christian
rulers of Spain,
starting in the
late 1400s,
ordered their
armies to seek
out nonChristians living
in Spain. They
were either
forced to
convert to
Christianity OR
were forced to
move to other
areas.
Spanish Inquisition: 1400s-1600s
CHRISTIANITY ACROSS EUROPE
This map,
showing
religions in the
1600s across
Europe, shows
us that the
Spanish
Inquisition
worked. NonChristians
became a
minority in
Europe and
Christianity is a
major religion
across Europe
even today.
Martin Luther, founder of the Lutheran section of Christianity,
was a Protestant because he protested some of the beliefs of
Catholics