Starter quiz
- Match the words to their meanings.
- incarnate⇔God in human form ✓
- biblical⇔ideas contained in the Bible ✓
- challenge⇔to question something ✓
- Why do some churches have stained glass windows?
- to decorate the church
- to tell stories from the Bible ✓
- to keep the sun out
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- Why doesn’t Jesus look the same in all art?
- because no one knows what Jesus looked like ✓
- because Jesus had many different faces
- because Jesus changed his appearance often
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- What is an icon in Christian art?
- a famous person
- a type of prayer
- a picture used in worship ✓
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- What does Christian art often contain?
- secret messages
- deeper symbolic meanings ✓
- hidden treasures
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Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of Islamic art?
- to show pictures of religious leaders
- to show the beauty of God (Allah) ✓
- to tell stories about prophets
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- What does ‘worldview’ mean?
- a painting of the earth
- a way of understanding the world ✓
- a religious book about the world
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- Why does Christian art often show Jesus with a halo?
- to show he was a real person
- to show his divinity ✓
- to represent the sun
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- What is often written in Islamic calligraphy art?
- images of angels
- verses from the Qur’an ✓
- stories of prophets
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- Christian art often shows Jesus as ______ from the dead.
- 'risen' ✓
Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- All people have beliefs and values which may be religious or non religious.
- Beliefs may be about the world, our lives, morals of other people or about our meaning and importance.
- Artwork can express our own beliefs and values in many different forms.
Common misconception
Ony artistic people can produce art.
All people can produce art that represents their beliefs and values. This art can take many forms.
Keywords
Values - principles and beliefs about the world, people and communities
Belief - an acceptance that something exists or is true
Worldview - a particular philosophy or a conception of the world
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