Unit on World Religions (Part 1)
Buddhism and Hinduism
Vocabulary and Key Terms:
Hinduism: Brahman, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation, Caste System,
Gurus, Diwali
Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama, Four Noble Truths, Eight-Fold Path, Nirvana, Dalai Lama
Objectives:
1. Explain the purposes of religion and analyze the reasons for studying religion
2. Identify basic characteristics of each religion and define vocabulary and key terms.
3. Identify and describe the important figures, locations, texts, beliefs, and rituals of each
religion.
4. Summarize the key teachings and worldview of each religion
5. Identify on a map where Hinduism and Buddhism originated and where they exist today.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Jan 9
Jan 10
Jan 11
Jan 12
Jan 13
Intro to Religion
Hinduism –
Geography and the
gods
Hinduism – the
gods and major
features
Hinduism – main
teachings and
characteristics
Buddhism –
geography
HW: Read 4.1
“The Beliefs of
Hinduism” and
take Cornell
Notes
HW: Create
vocab cards for
the key terms on
the unit plan for
Hinduism
HW: Study vocab
and review
Cornell Notes
from Monday
HW: Read 4.1
“Gautama
Buddha: The
Enlightened One”
– Take Cornell
Notes
HW: Create
flashcards for the
key terms on the
Unit plan for
Buddhism
Jan 16
Jan 17
Jan 18
Jan 19
Jan 20
NO SCHOOL –
MLK DAY
Buddhism – major
features
Buddhism – major
features
QUIZ on
Buddhism and
Hinduism
Review for Final
HW: Study vocab
cards and review
Cornell Notes
HW: Create a
Venn-Diagram
that compares
and contrasts
Buddhism and
Hinduism
Jan 23
Jan 24
Jan 25
Jan 26
Jan 27
Final for Odd
Classes
Final for Even
Classes
Interim
Assessment
Make-up work/
End of Semester
One
NO SCHOOL –
Professional Day
Review for Final
Map of Eurasia and Africa
Activity:
1. Shade in all of the water – Label the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the
Mediterranean Sea, *** see you if you can find the Black Sea ***
2. Label the continents - Africa, Asia and Europe
3. Find, star and label the following locations: China, India, Palestine (also called
Israel/Jerusalem/Bethlehem), Greece, Italy and Egypt
4. Find and label Indonesia, England (Great Britain), Japan and Russia
5. Label where Hinduism began and where the largest number of Hindus are today
6. Label where Buddhism began and draw an arrow to where Buddhism is popular today