Hinduism—Study Guide—Mr. Ryan
(Double Quiz is on Weds., 1/21)
1.
The Vedas: Page 144 in packet.
2.
Sanskrit: Page 144 in packet.
3.
The caste system: p. 145 in packet
and handout #5 (Reading from the Rig
Veda in notebook.) You should be able
to identify this origin/creation story of
the caste system. You should also
know the Hindu names and duties of
each caste. You must also know the
Dalit, as well. You should also know
some basic characteristics of the caste
system and be able to compare and
contrast it with the U.S. class system.
Documents 6 and 7 in the notebook do
a great job explaining this in visual
form.
4.
The Hindu gods: p. 147 in packets
and document 9 in your notebook.
You should know the four main gods,
be able to identify their
responsibilities, and explain how
these responsibilities connect to the
Hindu understanding of the universe.
5.
Dharma: p. 148 in packet. Also,
document 9 in your notebook.
6.
Karma: p. 149 in packet.
7.
Samsara: p. 150 in your packet
and document 10 in your notebook.
8.
Moksha: p. 150 in packet gives a
nice definition, but does not use the
actual term. Document 10 in your
notebooks.
9.
Atman: p. 146 in packet and
document 10 in your notebook.
10. You should be able to explain
the connection between terms 5
through 9.
11. There will also be two (2)
excerpts from the underlined
passages from our Bhagavad Gita
reading where you will determine
what Hindu teaching(s) the excerpt
best represents and then give
evidence for your choice. We did these
in class together on Thursday, Jan. 15.
These underlined/bracketed passages
are from the reading, which is
document 12 in our notebooks.
12. The religious significance of the
Ganges River.: Document 11 in
notebook.