1. Warm-up: Monday
Read through the list of food practices for each religion.
Discuss ONE that you already knew about before reading the list.
Discuss ONE that you agree with and why.
Discuss ONE that you disagree with and why.

2. Get out a sheet of notebook paper
Number: C- 9
Title: “Religion in the Cultural Landscape”

3. Cultural landscape
The visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape. The layers of buildings, forms, and artifacts sequentially imprinted on the landscape by the activities of various human occupants
Idea developed by Carl Sauer, cultural geographer

4. The Impact of Religion on the Cultural Landscape
Religious beliefs shape spatial features in the real world.
Structures
Sacred Places
Pilgrimages

5. Structures - Places of worship
Hinduism – temples
Judaism –synagogues
Buddhism –pagodas and stupas
Christianity – churches, cathedrals
Islam – mosques
Sikhism – gurdwara

6. Minakshi-Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, South India

7. Shiva Temple, Indonesia

8. Plzen Synagogue, Czech Republic

9. Nara Pagoda, Japan

10. Swayabhunath Stupa Kathmandu, Nepal

11. Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed
Russian Orthodox,
Moscow

12. Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris, Francee

13. Shiraz Mosque, Iran

14. Harmandir Gurdwara, India

15. Sacred Places Sites of sacred buildings
Places associated with the dead
Religious rituals
Landscape features
From the Latin sacer – holy (sacrifice, consecrate, sacrilege, sacrum)

16. Fort Sam Houston Cemetary

17. The Taj Majal, India The Taj Majal is a Muslim tomb built for a
Mogul Emperor’s favorite wife in 1629.

18. Mount Shasta, California
Mountain peaks, such as Mount Shasta, and other high places are often revered. Mount Shasta is considered holy by 30 New Age cults as well as some Indian groups.

19. The Cremation Ghat, Varanasi

20. Water is seen as holy in several religions.
Holy Water
Water is seen as holy in several religions.
Many rivers, such as
the Ganges for Hindus and the Jordan for Christians, are considered holy.

21. Hinduism Ganges River: Holy for Hindus Varanasi

22. Pilgrimages
Religious journey to a sacred place

23. The Western Wall, Israel
The Western, or Wailing, Wall is the last remaining part of the most important Jewish temple in Jerusalem.

24. The Bodhi Tree, India
Kodasan Buddhist Temple
Buddhists believe this is where Siddhartha became enlightened.

25. The Via Dolorosa, Israel
Many Christians want to follow in the path that Jesus took in Jerusalem.

26. The Kaaba, Saudi Arabia
In Islam making a pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the 5 Pillars of Faith.

27. Warm-up: Tuesday
Describe the Hajj

28. Cultural Landscape Activity