TOPIC : Christianity and Ableism as punishment from God (400 – 1800 CE)

1) Outline the basic history of the event(s). You can use a timeline or write it out.

2) What ways was disability defined during your topic’s era?

3) How were the differently abled (disabled) treated during your topic’s time?

4) What beliefs, attitudes and values of your chosen topic’s culture influenced the way differently abled people were treated?

5) In what ways has your chosen topic’s culture or era influenced modern American ideas on the differently abled and disability?