1. Hinduism Aim: What are the basic beliefs and aspects of Hinduism?
Do Now: What happened to the Harappan civilization?

2. Disappearance 1600 B.C. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa abandoned
May never know why
Possibly natural disaster
People from north migrate to Indus Valley
Aryan people – central Asian people

3. Aryans 1500 B.C. – move into Indus Valley Herders from Central Asia
Harappan and Aryan cultures start to blend together

4. Ancient Writings Aryan songs about how the world works
Passed down by oral tradition
Written down around 600 B.C.
Vedas – “Books of Knowledge” – books of songs

5. Vedas First building blocks of Hinduism
Told how Hindus should live and explained life
World run by gods and goddesses

7. Reincarnation
Constant cycle of birth where person comes back in their next life
Bad deeds must be paid off in next life
servants
Good deeds are rewarded
Priests and the rich

8. Caste System Organizing people into social classes
Place in society is determined by family born into
Caste system

9. Dharma Laws and responsibilities found in Vedas Provide order
Right way to live
Hundreds of rules
Provide order
Karma – good or bad things that result from following or not following dharma
Good dharma = good karma

10. Homework
Paragraph – What are the basic beliefs and aspects of Hinduism? Be specific!
START WORKING NOW
Aryans, Vedas, dharma, karma, caste system,
reincarnation

11. HOMEWORK Hinduism worksheet PARAGRAPH (7-12 sentences)
Explain the Harappan civilization IN DETAIL and how it came to an end.
Be specific!
Use details from notes and worksheets

12. Hinduism Aim: What are the basic beliefs and aspects of Hinduism?
Do Now: Take out homework – Caste System worksheet.
Why do you think Brahmins were at the top of the Caste System?

13. Aim: How did the religion of Buddhism begin?

14. Buddhism Aim: What are the basic beliefs of Buddhism?
Do Now: What are the 4 realizations? (Try to remember without looking at notes)

15. Siddhartha Gautama Estimated lived between 550 and 450 B.C.
Son of King in northern India
Next in line to become king
King protects son from life’s suffering/reality

16. Siddhartha Gautama Surrounded by riches and beauty inside palace walls
Travel outside walls
Witnesses reality
Sickness
Old age
Death
Saw monk who was at peace

17. Siddhartha Gautama Decides to leave palace
Give up all his possessions and become a monk
Find the meaning of life

18. The Buddha
Search for wisdom by talking with Hindu priests and meditation
Found wisdom under a fig tree
Buddha – “the Awakened One”

19. Teachings of the Buddha
Reincarnation
Karma
Goal – reach peace by ending suffering

20. Teachings of the Buddha
Four Noble Truths
Life is filled with suffering
Suffering is caused by people’s wants. People may want more pleasure, more power, or a longer life
Suffering can be ended if people stop wanting things
To stop wanting things, people must follow eight basic laws

21. Teachings of the Buddha
Eightfold Path – eight basic instructions on the proper way to live
Middle Way – this path of life is neither too strict nor too easy

22. Hinduism and Buddhism Review
Take out Review Sheet
Homework – STUDY FOR QUIZ TOMORROW
Do Now: What are the Four Noble Truths based on?

23. Indian Independence Aim: How did Gandhi fight for Indian independence?
Do Now: What do you know about Gandhi?

24. British Control Europe “discovers” India in 1500s
British East India Company
Trade with India in 1600s-1800s
Increasing control of the area
Indian Rebellion – 1857
British expands control and India now a colony

25. Gandhi 1869-1948 Educated in Britain Protest against Britain
Lawyer
Worked in South Africa
Experience discrimination
Protest against Britain
Civil disobedience – peaceful refusal to obey laws that seem unjust

26. Gandhi Successful in protests Indian freedom in 1947
Split between Muslims and Hindus
Pakistan is created for Muslims
Gandhi assassinated in 1948

27. How did Gandhi fight for Indian independence?
Paragraph - Homework
How did Gandhi fight for Indian independence?
How can Gandhi still be inspiring to Americans today?