1. Hello Scholars! You need: a sheet of notebook paper.
a trusty writing utensil.
your Field Notes folder. (We need helpful students on the lesson plan to help.)

2. Essential Question
How did Hinduism affect India and how does it affect modern India?

3. Expectations for Studying Religion
You don’t have to agree with everything you hear, but you do have to try to understand other religions.
Be respectful toward other beliefs and customs.
Share your knowledge.

4. Hinduism is Very Old! Maybe started 3,000 BCE.
The Rig Vedas were written around BCE.
Language was ancient Sanskrit.

5. Polytheism
Poly = many
Theism = belief in god
Poly + theism = belief that there are many gods

6. Review: Brahman A supreme power or divine force

7. Review: Deities Many gods and goddesses; all different faces of Brahman

8. Review: Dharma To perform your duties and live as you should
Review: Dharma To perform your duties and live as you should. (Be kind, always.) Varna Dharma is the way of one’s kind. (Be a good middle school student.)

9. Review: Karma
Universal force in nature. People who do good deeds receive good rewards.

10. Review: Samsara (Reincarnation)
People are reborn after they die. Life is an endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth.

11. Directions
On the first line of the upper left hand side, write a proper heading.
First and Last Name
World History, 6-(period #)
February 15, 2018
Title it Hinduism Notes

12. Directions for Notes Draw a person on the left side of the page.
Leave room on the right side of the page for notes.

13. The Hindu Caste System Brahmans = priests
Purusha was a cosmic man who was sarcrificed to create all life. His body was torn into pieces to create the human race. This created a social structure in Hindu society.
Kshatriya = warriors
Vaishya = merchants
Shudra = peasants
Dalits = untouchables

14. Karma affects Samsara
After each life, a soul moves up or down depending on how the person lived his/her life. Living a good life gives someone higher status in his/her next life so they move into a higher caste.

15. Follow Up
Some Hindu’s wear white lines called Tilaka to show who they follow: V shape = Vishnu 3 lines = Shiva
Red dot on forehead is called a bindi. It is worn for many reasons, such as showing the “seat of reason” in the body.

16. Swastika in Hinduism
The symbol was used in India for thousands of years before the Nazis started using it.
Symbol that protects against evil.

17. Holi starts March 1! Images are from a celebration in Redmond, Washington last year.
Holi Festival of Color!! Redmond celebrates the arrival of Spring #komonews
A Hindu spring festival also known as the "festival of colors" or the "festival of love". The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. It is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest.

18. Video Directions
As you watch the video, add notes about Hinduism that you find interesting.
Make sure to include holidays and festivals.
Use the back side only.

19. Closure धन्यवाद Put your notes in your Field Notes Folder.
Stack Field Notes on top of the text books.
Sit quietly while you wait to be excused.
thank you =
धन्यवाद