Warm-up Activity
Show the students the following picture and ask them what they think is going on in the picture:
Lesson Time
Group Activity: Timeline
Before class bring the following:
Have students arrange the entries on the timeline in the correct places. The “grey” items on the timeline are things the kids have probably heard in their history classes as school. Can be used to give a time references for these events or as a way to appreciate the ancientness of the church. For example, “At the time of the founding of the first church in England – there was already evidence of a Christian community and church in Kerala.”
Here is what the completed timeline should look like:
Discussion
Go over each of the events of the timeline. If students are already familiar have each of the students describe it. Below are some discussion points / facts.
Cosmas (IndicoPleustes)
Non-Nestorian
Mor Sabor and Aphroth / Saphore Easo
Villarvattom Family
Roman Interactions
Wrap-up
https://quizlet.com/42046895/chapter-20-the-medieval-period-of-malankara-flash-cards/
Homework
Read the following article: http://sor.cua.edu/ChMon/Ankamaly/AkaparambuMSaborAphroth.html (pdf)
Afterwards write 3 things you learned from it.
Extra resources
Possible PPT to use during class:
References
- http://sor.cua.edu/ChMon/Ankamaly/AkaparambuMSaborAphroth.html
- https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Rites
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas_Christian_cross