1. BELLWORK 1.Make a prediction  what are the five most popular religions in the world today? 2.Three religions were influenced by the 10 Commandments and are monotheistic….. Name them! 3.Which religions originated in the Indus River Valley? 4.What do you already know about Islam? 5.THINKER: Do you think President Bush handled the September 11 th attacks adequately? Think about the video from yesterday and his response!

2. Reminders!!! Extra credit is available during tutorial this week! The next class period will be your short answer test! You will answer two questions (chose 2 out of 4) –Human origins leading to Neolithic Revolution –Two sides of Peloponnesian War –Macedonian Empire: Phillip and Alexander –Reign of Augustus Caesar Your Unit 1 Exam is on Friday! –50 multiple choice questions –1 matching section (10 questions) on religions Study guide is due on Friday! All late work/makeup work from unit 1 is due on Friday!

5. World Religions Religions dominated most aspects of life, culture, law, and society during early civilizations. Now that you know the history of the civilizations, it is important for you to analyze the history of these religions as well. You will be broken into groups of four for this world religions lesson. Each person will be responsible for reading about a religion and completing their portion of the graphic organizer. Once everyone from your group is finished, you will meet together and share all information and finish your graphic organizer. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

6. World Religions Let’s do Judaism together……. In your group, number off 1-4 1.Christianity 2.Islam 3.Hinduism 4.Buddhism

7. Judaism

8. Christianity

9. Islam

10. Hinduism

11. Buddhism

12. CLOSURE Which religions were monotheistic? Polytheistic? Which religions believed in an afterlife? What are the sacred texts of the religions? How is Buddhism different than the other four religions?