1. Government & Civilization

2. Pop Quiz!
You may use your notes

3. Crash Course: Mesopotamia
Take as many notes as you can – we’ll combine everything afterwards

4. Government & Civilization

5. Religions

6. Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Buddhism
Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. Christianity
Not one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. Islam
Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Buddhism
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence [compassion]. Confucianism
Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself. Wish not for others what you wish not for yourselves.
Baha’i
This is the sum of duty: Do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you. Hinduism
Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.
Taoism
What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.               Judaism
Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself.
Zoroastrianism
One should treat all the creatures of the world as one would like to be treated
Jainism

7. What is religion?
Religion can be defined in many ways but usually involves one or more of these things:
the worship of a God or gods
guidelines about how to behave
answers to life's biggest questions

8. Religion
Origin of religion can generally be traced to the ancient Near East and classified in 3 categories:
Polytheistic
Pantheistic
Monotheistic

9. Polytheism Originated with Hinduism about 2500 BC
Bhagavad Gita revealed that many gods were subject to a supreme Brahman god
Also the religion of many other ancient cultures: Assyria, Babylonia, Egypt, Greece and Rome
Gods in control of all natural events such as rainfall, harvests and fertility
Believed in sacrifices to appease their gods

10. Pantheism
Principle that god is everything, and everything is god; therefore, nature is also part of god
Mankind is no different than any other animal. We must live in harmony with nature, understand and learn from animals, focusing on the relationship between mankind and the elements of nature.
The universe itself is divine
typified in the Animism beliefs of the African and Native American cultures
the later Egyptian religion under the Pharoahs
Buddhism, Confucianism, & Taoism in the cultures of the Far East

11. Monotheism Belief in one God
The foundation of the Judeo- Christian-Muslim line of religions
began with a man named Abraham in about 2000 BC

12. Religions Foldable 2 days in class to work on this
Due Friday, November 13
Use directions & rubric to guide you
Write the information in your notebook FIRST so you know how much space you’ll need
If you finish the content for each religion, then begin to lay the content out in the foldable.
Plan the organization carefully! (part of the rubric)