1. Hinduism

2. List three things related to Hinduism that interest you based on these images
Write two questions about these images
Based on your observations write one claim (thing you believe) about Hinduism

3. Origination & where Hinduism is currently practiced
Hinduism is the primary religion of people living in India and Nepal
900 million followers
Originated in the Indus River Valley
No one text, no one founder, no common teachings

4. Write down (2 minutes) What is a moral code of ethical conduct?
****Think about the 10 commandments and Judaism
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?

5. Watch the clip below from 5:31-8:40

6. Rig Veda
Oldest of the Vedas
Written 6,000 years ago (orally told previously)
Describe gods, goddesses, kings, emperors, battles, and everyday life
*Originally not written down, but memorized. Took 50 hours to recite.

7. Upanishads
Section of the Vedas focused on philosophy, medication, and the nature of Gods.
Compilation of over 200 authors

8. Central episode called the Bhagavata Gita
Mahabharata
World’s longest Epic
Central episode called the Bhagavata Gita
Conversation between a warrior and God
Message of Justice

9. Review/Questions
When was Rig Veda written?
Before Rig Veda was written how were the stories passed down?
Why might the Rig Veda not be a reliable source for a historian?
What do you think the purpose of these stories are?

10. Brahman
Vishnu
Shiva
Ganesha
Draw the following

11. All other gods are a manifestation of Brahman
“Ultimate Reality”
Supreme Being
All other gods are a manifestation of Brahman

12. Vishnu
Preserver/Protector

13. Shiva
The Destroyer

14. Ganesha
The God of Good Fortune

15. How could Hinduism be seen as a monotheistic religion?

16. Pages 6&7 of

17. Determines job, friends, live.
Caste System
Hindu Caste System is a rigid system of social hierarchy (ranking)
Rigid because you cannot leave the class that you are born in
Social Mobility- Moving from one social class to another
Determines job, friends, live.

18. untouchables
(1) taking life for a living, a category that included, for example, fishermen, (2) killing or disposing of dead cattle or working with their hides for a living, (3) pursuing activities that brought the participant into contact with emissions of the human body, such as feces, urine, sweat, and spittle, a category that included such occupational groups as sweepers and washermen, and (4) eating the flesh of cattle or of domestic pigs and chickens, a category into which most of the indigenous tribes of India fell.

19. The Untouchables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbDdLN-NobI
What types of jobs do the Untouchables do?
Where do they live?
How are they treated by people in higher castes
What steps have been taken to stop descrimination among the untouchables?
Why was it important that an upper caste man led the bull through the village during the ceremony at the end of the video?