09 Ecce Romani, Monday December 10. Prepositions, Gods and Goddesses

Bellwork 12/10/2018

Words of the Day:

Syncretize.  To amalgamate  different cultural practices into a more or less coherent system; To reconcile and unite differing religious beliefs.  To combine differing elements or beliefs of a religious or philosophical world view;  To combine or attempt to combine the characteristic teachings, beliefs, or practices of (differing systems of religion or philosophy).  As you prepare your god project look for facts that indicate a blending of gods and their functions with gods from other cultures.

Amalgamate.  To mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine

God and Goddesses assignment explained (see Google Classroom)

HOMEWORK: Pre-reading derivatives for Chapter 10 and work on your assignment about Roman gods and goddesses using either the Word document or the PowerPoint document in Google Classroom. Use Rose Williams' text on Roman gods and goddess to complete this assignment by Friday.

Puzzle vocabulary challenge

If you finish the bellwork of puzzle before others do. Use the time to practice the vocabulary below.

Vocabulary for Gods and Goddess- Dei et Deae. You have seen some of these words before; you are not expected to memorize all of them. Rather aim to familiarize yourself with them, so you can participate in the translation to follow.

Practice Vocabulary for Dei et Deae

Practice Prepositions