HSS APRIL 12/13, 2010 DO NOW: TAKE YOUR SEAT/TAKE OUT A PEN OR PENCIL/TAKE OUT YOUR JOURNALS YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO SILENTLY REVIEW YOUR ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS, NOTES AND FLASHCARDS ON ANCIENT GREECE IF YOU NEED TO ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND WAIT TO BE CALLED ON.

WHEN YOU FINISH…. TURN YOUR TEST OVER, TAKE OUT YOUR JOURNAL WRITE EQS FOR THE BEGINNING OF OUR UNIT ON ANCIENT INDIA: What is the Hindu Caste system? Who is at the top of the caste system? Who is at the bottom of the caste system? What are the 5 central Hindu beliefs? Briefly describe each one. WORK ON ANCIENT GREECE WORDSEARCH

CORNELL NOTES SET UP A PAGE OF CORNELL NOTES IN YOUR JOURNAL TOPIC: HINDU BELIEFS & THE CASTE SYSTEM STANDARD: 6.5.4

ORIGINS OF HINDUISM VEDISM = EARLY HINDUISM VEDAS = SACRED TEXTS, MEANS “KNOWLEDGE” SANSKRIT = ANCIENT LANGUAGE OF INDIA BRAHMINS = PRIESTS & RELGIOUS SCHOLARS ONLY BRAHMINS KNEW HOW TO INTERPRET VEDAS SO BECAME HIGHEST CLASS

THE CASTE SYSTEM HINDUISM = A WAY OF LIFE BRAHMANISM TAUGHT = SOCIETY SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO SOCIAL CLASSES CASTE = A CLASS IN HINDU SOCIETY CASTE SYSTEM = HOW THE CLASSES ARE ORGANIZED

CASTE SYSTEM CONT. BRAHMINS (PRIESTS) KSHATRIYAS (RULERS/WARRIORS) VAISHYAS (FARMERS/MERCHANTS) SHUDRAS (SERVANTS) CHANDALAS (UNTOUCHABLES)

BRAHMAN BRAHMAN = SUPREME POWER GREATER THAN OTHERS CREATES, DESTROYS AND RE-CREATES UNIVERSE; A CYCLE EVERYTHING A PART OF BRAHMAN HUMAN SOUL A PART OF BRAHMAN, SO ALL HUMANS PART OF BRAHMAN ALL OTHER DEITIES = FORMS OF BRAHMAN

DEITIES DEITIES = GODS REPRESENT POWERS OF BRAHMAN INDRA = DEITY OF THUNDER BRAHMA, VISHNU, SHIVA = MOST IMPORTANT BRAHMA CREATES UNIVERSE VISHNU SAVES UNIVERSE SHIVA DESTROYS UNIVERSE DEVI = FEMALE POWERS OF UNIVERSE GODS HAVE FANTASTIC APPEARANCE

DHARMA LAW, OBLIGATION, DUTY FOLLOW DHARMA = PERFORM DUTIES EACH CASTE HAS OWN DUTIES VARNA DHARMA = WAY OF ONE’S KIND (WHY PEOPLE CAN’T MOVE TO HIGHER CASTE) COMMON DHARMA = COMMON VALUES FOR ALL CASTES; MARRIAGE, SHARING, CARING FOR SOUL, NONVIOLENCE

KARMA GOVERNS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER DEATH KARMA = ALL GOOD & EVIL IN A PERSON FROM PAST LIVES KARMA DECIDES WHAT YOU ARE REBORN AS EXPLAINED WHY PEOPLE WERE IN THEIR CASTES (IF YOU HAD TOO MUCH EVIL KARMA, YOU WOULD BE REBORN IN A LOWER CASTE)

SAMSARA CYCLE OF BIRTH, DEATH AND REBIRTH REINCARNATION = SOUL IS REBORN AFTER DEATH SOUL ESCAPES REBIRTH WHEN UNITED WITH BRAHMAN BY FOLLOWING HINDU BELIEFS PILGRIMAGE = GO TO HOLY PLACES & TRY TO CONNECT W/ BRAHMAN

SUMMARIZE WRITE A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT HINDUISM 3 MINUTES

MANDALA OF HINDU BELIEFS The pattern of creation The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit. Loosely translated to mean "circle," a mandala is far more than a simple shape. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself--a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds.

CREATE A MANDALA REPRESENTING THE 5 HINDU BELIEFS YOU WILL CREATE A MANDALA TO SHOW THE 5 HINDU BELIEFS. DIVIDE YOUR CIRCLE INTO 5 SECTIONS, YOU MAY DO THIS HOWEVER YOU LIKE. IN EACH SECTION INCLUDE A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THAT BELIEF AS WELL AS A PICTURE OR SYMBOL TO REPRESENT IT. USE YOUR NOTES AND CHAPTER 15 IN HA! TO HELP YOU

ANSWER EQS YOU MUST CORRECTLY ANSWER ALL THE EQS TO LEAVE CLASS TODAY YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ ON THE CASTE SYSTEM AND HINDU BELIEFS ON WEDNESDAY