Ancient IndiaAryan Civilization and

the Vedic Age

Early Aryans; the Vedic Early Aryans; the Vedic AgeAge

Nomads from________ settle in Nomads from________ settle in the Indus River Valleythe Indus River Valley

Left no ___________________Left no ___________________Passed history and culture Passed history and culture

through__________________through__________________Eventually this was written Eventually this was written

down in what’s known as the down in what’s known as the ____________________

The Vedas structure The Vedas structure societysociety

Brahmans=____________Brahmans=____________Kshatriyas=_____________Kshatriyas=_____________Vaisyas=______________Vaisyas=______________Sudras= ppl having little to no Sudras= ppl having little to no

Aryan _____________Aryan _________________________________________________________________

Journal 8/18The year is 2039; you have just won

a Nobel Peace Prize for your invention of the time machine. You are rich and famous and now the world wants to know…where are you going next with your time machine and why?

Aryan religionAryan religionPolythiestic=_____________Polythiestic=_____________Worshiped some animalsWorshiped some animalsA belief in a _____ god A belief in a _____ god

develops; Brahmandevelops; BrahmanDevelopment of yoga and Development of yoga and

meditationmeditation

Keys to HinduismKarma:Reincarnation:Moksha:Caste System:

BrahminKshatriyaVaisyaSudrasUntouchables

Hinduism for DummiesMain religion of

______No known_______ Upanishads and

Vedas are:Problem with life

is:The cause of the

prob.:The solution:

76-78CHALLENGE: You and your group will CHALLENGE: You and your group will

come up with a way to explain the come up with a way to explain the caste system using caste system using ONLY THE ONLY THE FOLLOWING WORDS:FOLLOWING WORDS:

KarmaKarma ReincarnationReincarnation

MokshaMoksha BrahminsBrahmins KshatriyaKshatriya

Vaisyas Vaisyas Sudras Sudras UntouchablesUntouchables

Journal 8/26Turn to page 79; who is

Siddhartha Gautama? What does he have to do with Buddhism?

Buddhism: according to 6th hour

1. Life is bad/suffering2. The cause of suffering is desire3. To end one must overcome desire4. To overcome desire one must follow the

8 FoldpathEightfold Path: Everything in moderation

Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism

Nirvana and MokshaReincarnation8FP/DharmaSame rootsNonviolence(Ahimsa)

`no founder (H)`No Caste Sys.`Buddhists don’t focus on gods to reach enlightenment

Journal 8/22Go back to your notes from last class; in 4-5 sentences explain to me what reincarnation, karma, dharma and the caste system have to do with one another.

76-78Atman: Essential self-most important

part of ppl -soulMoksha:To be with Brahman-This is

the ultimate goal-HeavenReincarnation: Rebirth of soul-You

get more than 1 chance to reach Moksha-(your own definition)

Karma: Actions that affect next life-(Significance)-(your definition)

Dharma: (book definition)-(significance)-(your definition)

76-78Ahimsa:Ahimsa:Castes: Castes:

Who were the ‘untouchables’?Who were the ‘untouchables’?

Journal 8/28

Turn to page 83. Read the concept Connector and answer question 1

Buddhism SpreadsBuddhism starts Buddhism starts

in_____________in_____________Buddha travels Buddha travels

to______________to______________He gains_________He gains_________Disciples set Disciples set

up___________up___________Buddhism Buddhism

eventually spreads eventually spreads throughout Asiathroughout Asia

Two kinds of BuddhismThe Buddha The Buddha

forbade ppl forbade ppl from:from:

Buddhism Buddhism required _______ required _______ workwork

Two ____ Two ____ emerge emerge

Theravada: The Originalthehr uh VAH duthehr uh VAH duClosely followed Closely followed

original _______ original _______ Only the most Only the most

devoted could reach devoted could reach _______= it’s hard to _______= it’s hard to become_______ become_______

Mahayana: Buddhism for beginners

mah huh YAH nuhmah huh YAH nuhMake Buddha a Make Buddha a

______________________Have other godsHave other gods______to gods______to godsGods help them Gods help them

seek ___________ seek ___________ Develop a concept Develop a concept

of ______vs_____of ______vs_____