1. 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.

2. 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

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

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

10. 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

11. 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)

12. 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

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

14. 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.

15. 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

16. 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