Religion and Ethnicity Bell Work

Bell Work #1 Step 1 – How would you define identity? Step 2 – Write down 5 words you would use to identify yourself. Step 3 - On scale of 1-10 (1 being least important, 10 being most) how important is religion: In your home? In the United States? In the world? How many people wrote down something about religion as a way to identify yourself?

Bell Ringer #2 * Watch a video on religious hearths and the diffusion of the world’s five major religions. * Write down the world’s religious cultural hearths and by population, the world’s five major world religions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvFl6UBZLv4

Bell Work #3 Why can religion be such a major piece of one’s identity?

Bell Work #4 List the 5 major religions of the world in order of number of followers and where do you find these religions?

Bell Work #5 Define Secularism and Fundamentalism. Using a religion of your choice, explain how religious beliefs can drive people to extremist behaviors.

Bell Work #6 North Africa and Middle East Map Quiz

Bell Work #7 List one claim Israel has over the Holy Land. List one claim the Palestinians have over the Holy Land.

Bell Work #8 Define Race. Is race genetic? How could you define your own nationality, ethnicity and race?

Bell Work #9 What is Apartheid? What were the consequences of Apartheid in South Africa?

Bell Work #10 Define nationalism and list one way in which countries display nationalism.

Bell Work #11 What is the difference between ethnic cleansing and genocide?