NOTES DISCUSSION
 One of the biggest concerns about any Social
Studies class is the taking of notes.
 The ability to effectively take notes is a life
long skill.
 It makes you question, and really focus on
what is important in a conversation
 For instance, in college, the professor always
lecture to us, the students. That was history
for me in several classes.
• Red:
Instructions
– Anything in red (STOP and pay close attention) it is critical information and
should be copied exactly.
– Pay attention and write down anything else that is said that you think might be
important.
• Yellow:
– Anything written in yellow (SLOW down and pay attention) is useful
information. You should write it in your notes IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
– Pay attention and write down anything else that is said that you think might be
important.
• Green:
– Anything in green (GO on to the next point) you do not have to write.
– You do not have to write down anything that is said unless you want to or it
helps clarify the subject
Suggestions
• Red:
– Red contains the most important information of the subject matter.
– Pay close attention to this section.
– This would include:
• Definitions
• Explanations
• Significances
• Yellow:
– Yellow contains the background information of subject.
– It is important to understand but not as a crucial
• Green:
– Green usually contains anything extra,
• Extra Stories
• Other side information
HINDUISM
Religions of India
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Topic: Hinduism
Date: 3/4/15
Essential Questions:
1. How did the geography of India change religion?
2.Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic? Explain.
3. How do Hindu beliefs of life and death differ from
those of Christians, Jews and Muslims?
Interaction
Notes:
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
How did the geography of India change
religion?
Is Hinduism monotheistic or
polytheistic? Explain.
How do Hindu beliefs of life and death
differ from those of Christians, Jews
and Muslims?
WHO FOUNDED HINDUISM?
 There is no one single founder
 Developed slowly
 Combining old traditions and beliefs of
Aryans
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
 Hinduism came
from the mixture of
Aryan and Indian
cultures
 Aryans also
introduced the
caste system to
India – an
important aspect
of Hinduism
GOD … GODS?
 Brahman – one single spiritual power which lives
in everything
 Though they worship many different gods and
goddesses
 They stand for different parts of Brahman
 has no physical form
 “God is one, but wise people know it by many
names”
IMPORTANT GODS
 Gods take many different forms – called avatars
 Or a representation of a Hindu god or goddess in
human or animal form
 Brahma – the Creator
 Vishnu – the Protector
 Shiva – the Destroyer
SOUL
 Every person is born
with a soul
WHAT IS REINCARNATION?
 The rebirth of the soul
 If you are a faithful
follower of Hinduism you
will be born into a higher
position in the next life
 If you are not you will be
punished – born into a
lower position
REINCARNATION
“As a man discards worn-out clothes to
put on new ones, so the embodied self
(soul) discards worn-out bodies to take
on other new ones.”
-Bhagavad Gita
LAW OF KARMA
Karma - The effect of
your actions in this and
previous lives
 Determines how a person
is reborn
 Bad deeds = rebirth into
lower caste, even as low as
an animal
 Good deeds = rebirth into a
higher caste
4 GOALS OF HINDUISM
 Goal 1 – dharma (duty)
 Do the jobs related to your caste, age or position in life
 Avoid harming living things (ahimsa)
 Goal 2 – strive for well-being
 Make a good living
 Raising a family
 Being honest, trust-worthy, honorable
 Materials do not bring true happiness
 Goal 3 – pleasure
 Physical - eating good foods, taking a hot bath
 Seeking nothing but pleasure can leave you feeling empty
 Goal 4 – moksha (freedom from reincarnation)
 Your soul is free from want, fear and pain
 Your soul becomes one with Brahman’s
HOW TO ACHIEVE MOKSHA
 Knowledge
 To understand one’s soul and how it relates
to Brahman
 Works
 Carry out religious rituals and duties to
improve karma
 Do good deeds without expecting praise or
recognition
 Devotions
 Path of love
 Devote yourself to loving God
 Worship one of Hindu god/goddesses
 Repeat name all day long
 Make offerings at temples
 Travel to holy sites
IMPACT OF HINDUISM
 Spread
 80% of today’s Indians are
Hindu
 Growth
 In ancient times – many
rulers, languages, religions
 Hinduism was flexible
 Accepted worship of new
gods
 Didn’t have to give up old
religion
 Kept old traditions
IMPACT OF HINDUISM
 Appeal
 Didn’t require regular attendance at religious
services
 Pray or make offerings at any time
 Keep a shrine in their homes
 Shrine – place of worship dedicated to sacred object or being
 Could practice wherever you were
TRADITIONS, BELIEFS, SYMBOLS
 Ganges River
 Physical form of a goddess
 believe the waters can wash away bad karma and cure
disease
 The Cow
 symbolizes all other creatures
 generous, taking nothing but water, grass and grain
 gives and gives and gives of its milk, as does the
enlightened soul give of his spiritual knowledge
 vital to life, the sustainer of life, for many humans
 Diwali
 from the Sanskrit word Dīpãvali, meaning "row of
lights“
 lasting five days
 for many, Diwali is also New Year's Eve
Topic: Hinduism
Date: 3/4/15
Essential Questions:
1. How did the geography of India change religion?
2.Is Hinduism monotheistic or polytheistic? Explain.
3. How do Hindu beliefs of life and death differ from
those of Christians, Jews and Muslims?
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