1. Welcome! Unit 6 Lesson 7 The Hindu View
Question of the Day?
True or False
The Caste system allows individuals to move up on the pyramid if they get a good paying job.
True
Materials for today:
The OLS
Textbook pages
Student Pages and 180
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2. WORK HARD DO IT RIGHT! YOU CHOOSE! YOUR TODAY’S ARE LIMITED!
WHAT YOU MAKE OF TODAY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU TRADE A DAY OF YOUR LIFE FOR IT!
THE KEY TO EVERYDAY IS TO IMPROVE – IT IS NEVER TOO LATE
MAKE YOURSELF A BETTER STUDENT!
-READ
-WRITE NOTES
-WORK TOGETHER
-TALK IN CHAT
-WRITE ON THE BOARD!
WORK HARD
DO IT RIGHT!

3. Student Expectations…
Here’s what I expect you to do as a part of this class.
When we all do these things we’ll have an awesome class!
I will respond when my name is called.
I will respond to polling prompts.
I will ask and answer questions.
I will complete class work, take notes, submit exit tickets.
I will collaborate in groups if placed into breakout rooms.
I will demonstrate respect for my classmates and teachers.
Have students raise their hands to show that they agree w/ and understand the “Terms”
Marking yourself “away” means you are not in class and will miss important parts of the lesson.
EVERYONE needs a working mic. Call K12-care if it’s not working. Let’s get it fixed!

4. TODAY’S AGENDA!
1. Objectives and Standards! What is our essential Question
2. OLS Introduction and discussion on gods
3. The Sacred Ganges!
4. Religion Profile on Hinduism
5. What’s next?!

5. ESSENTIAL QUESTION OBJECTIVES STANDARDS
Students will discuss the role of Hindu gods in everyday life of the Indian People
Students will review the beliefs of the Hindu Religion.
8.4.7.B: Explain the importance of historical documents, artifacts, and sites which are critical to world history C: Differentiate how continuity and change have impacted world history. (Belief systems and religions)
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do the Hindus belief in gods relate to their beliefs about the landscape around them?

7. Hindu Deities (gods) There were three main gods
There were thousands of other Hindu gods and goddesses.
They could take human form and teach people lessons.
The lessons of the gods almost always stressed the virtue of adhering to duty.
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8. Gods on the Ganges
Three main gods became popular over the first millennium BC. Their names were: 1. 2. 3.
Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu
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9. Brahma The Father from which all human descendants come from.
The Lord of Speech and Sound.
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10. Shiva Often pictured dancing in a ring of fire; god of destruction
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11. Vishnu Pictured as the blue-skinned preserver of the world
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12. What is the word? What was it?
CONNECT THE DOTS!
What is the word? What was it?
Which god did of the Hindu Religion did the Indian people believe was the Father of all People?
Brahma
Shiva
Vishnu
GANGES RIVER
COMING NEXT
What was the Hindu written language called. Have a few kids connect the dots. This is a beta test for some new stuff down the line

13. The Sacred Ganges River
As more Aryan people gathered near the Ganges river, they began to consider the river as sacred.
According to Hindu tradition, the Ganges flows down from the hair of the god Shiva.
They believe they can be purified by bathing in the water of the Ganges river.
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14. Starts in the Himalaya Mountains and flows into the Bay of Bengal
Some homes along the River

15. QUICK REVIEW
PIT STOP 2
A, B, D

16. QUICK BREAK! 1 MINUTE! HINDUISM SUMMARY NEXT! Chat Challenge
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER POLYTHEISTIC GODS WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS YEAR?
HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT MONOTHEISM YET?
Let me know
you are
still here
HINDUISM SUMMARY NEXT!

17. HINDUISM IN A NUTSHELL Founder? When was it founded?
No particular person; emerged from a mixture of beliefs of the Aryans and people of the Indus Valley
When was it founded?
Between 3rd millennium BC and 1200BC

18. HINDUISM IN A NUTSHELL Beliefs? One universal essence Three main gods
Thousands of other Hindu gods and
goddesses
When the body dies, the self is reborn (reincarnation)

19. HINDUISM IN A NUTSHELL Sacred Texts? Geographic region of the world?
The Vedas
The Upanishads
The Ramayana
Story pg. 185 in textbook!
Geographic region of the world?
South Asia
Number of followers in the world today?
800 to 900 million

20. QUESTIONS?! v
DON’T DRIFT AWAY,
JUST ASK!
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21. UNIT 6 LESSON 7 C

22. “HAVE THE EYE OF THE TIGER!”
FOLLOWING UP!
Tonight:
Finish the OLS Lesson 7 assessment
For Wednesday:
Please read pages in The Human Odyssey textbook.
Coming up:
Unit 6 Lesson 8 – Buddhism!!
“HAVE THE EYE OF THE TIGER!”