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Unit 15: ReligionGlobal Connections 4: Global Politics

In Unit 15: Religion, you will explore how religion influences political systems in Chinese- and Arabic-speaking countries. Students will explore the religions of China, describing how Confucianism affects Chinese culture. The basic tenets of Islam will be studied to explain its influence on the Arab Spring.

You will explore these questions:1. How has religion affected culture in Chinese-speaking countries?2. What is the relationship between the Chinese government and freedom of religion?3. How does Islam affect the politics of the Arab Spring?

To the TeacherThis Global Connections IV Workbook is organized in the sequence of activities as indicated in Unit 15: Religion, except for the Journal or Blog Activity and Perspective Taking Activity which should be used during or after the study of the lessons.

To the StudentThis Global Connections IV Workbook gives you the activities and activity sheets for Unit 15: Religion. Keep the workbook available, as it can help you in reviewing information for class discussions and tests.


UNIT/LESSON TITLE PAGE

Global Politics - Unit 15: Religion Pre-assessment Activity: Possible Sentences I 1

Lesson 1 - Religion and Culture in Chinese-speaking Countries

A Quote 2


Confucius 3


The Wisdom of Confucius 4


Religions 5


Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Culture 8


Religion and the Chinese Government 9


Summary 11

Lesson 2: Introduction to Islam Learning About Islam 12

Lesson 2: Introduction to Islam The Islamic Religion 13

Lesson 2: Introduction to Islam Islam and the Arab Spring 15

Lesson 2: Introduction to Islam Summary 17

Unit 15: Religion Journal or Blog Activity 18

Unit 15: Religion Perspective Taking Activity 19


Global Politics - Unit 15: Religion Post-assessment Activity: Possible Sentences II

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Unit 15: ReligionGlobal Connections 4: Global Politics Global Politics - Unit 15: Religion

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Pre-assessment Activity: Possible Sentences I

Name: _____________________________________________________

Selecting from the word bank below, create at least five possible sentences. Craft your sentences based on what you anticipate the meaning of and relationships between words to be. At the end of the unit, you will be able to revise your possible sentences and create additional sentences.

Word BankCensorship Communism Maoism Human RightsPatrilineal Patriarchal Patrilocal Society Islam

Kinship Buddhism Clan Power Distance

Masculinity Femininity Individualism Gender

Women's Rights Arab Spring Imperialism Colonialism

Imperialism Social Media Uprising Revolution

Confucius Lineages Christianity Filial

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Unit 15: ReligionGlobal Connections 4: Global Politics Lesson 1 - Religion and Culture in Chinese-speaking Countries

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A Quote

Name: ______________________________________________________

Consider the quote below and answer the following questions:

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of 10 years, plant a tree, if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”

Have you heard this quote before? _____________________

What do you think it means? Who do you think wrote the quote?


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Confucius

Name: _________________________________________________________

Consider the name “Confucius” and describe below what you know about this person.


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The Wisdom of Confucius

Name: _________________________________________________________

Watch the video, The Wisdom of Confucius, and choose one saying you like best. Write that saying below and explain what you think the saying means. Why did you chose that saying?


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Religions

Name ________________________________________________________

In your group, you will be assigned a religion of the Chinese-speaking region to review. You will then form a secondary group of fellow students who have the similar religion. Review the suggested web-sites taking careful notes below to answer the following questions. Then share your notes with your group members discussing the religion and modifying, if necessary, your notes. Once your group has shared all their notes with each other, return to your original group and share what you have learned about your assigned religion according to your revised notes. While a group member is sharing, you will need to take notes, clarifying your understanding of the discussed religion and asking questions. You will then write a one-page summary of the five different religions.

Questions to be answered:1. Where is the religion practiced?2. What is the main idea of the religion?3. What are the cultural components (e.g., holidays, dress and actions) of the practice of the reli-

gion?4. How long has the religion been practiced in the culture (i.e., from what year)?5. What conflicts surround the religion? Was there a time when the religion could not be practiced

or a time when followers of the religion fought followers of another religion?

Part A - Research Notes


Religions (continued)


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Part B - Notes of Presentations


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Religions (continued)

Part C - Summary of the Five Religions


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Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Culture

Name: _____________________________________________________________

Read the two articles, “Chinese Culture and Religion”2 and “What Influence Did Daosim, Buddhism, and Confucianism have on Chinese Culture?”3 and complete each row of the chart below giving examples of how the beliefs of each religion/philosophy illustrate the three cultural dimensions.

Religion/Philosophy/Cultural Dimension

Individualism or Collectivism

High or Low Power Distance

Man/NatureExternal/Internal

ControlBuddhism

Taoism

Confucianism


Religion and the Chinese Government


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Name: ____________________________________________________

Part A

Answer the following questions:

1. What have you heard about the religious freedom in China?

2. What is the relationship between the various religions and the Communist government?

Part B

Read the article, “The Relation Between Religion and Government in China”4 and answer the follow-ing questions:

1. Why would the Chinese government follow a policy of suppression of religion?


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Religion and the Chinese Government (continued)

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2. What in Chinese history would indicate that China was historically a religious state?

3. How does the Chinese government attempt to control religion?

4. Why does the author state that he thinks that “religion has never been treated as a matter of personal choice” (Dubois, 2011, para. 11)?


Summary


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Name: _____________________________________________________________

Part A

Describe below each of the five religions and explain what similarities you recognize between the religions. Also describe which religion was the most interest to you giving your reasons.

Buddhism:

Taoism:

Islam:

Catholicism:


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Lesson 2 - Introduction to Islam

Learning About Islam

Name: _________________________________________________________

Answer the following questions:

Part A1. What do you know about islam?

2. What words do you associate with Islam?

Part BWatch the video, Learn About Islam, and answer the following question:

What is meant by the following terms?1. Allah

2. Qur’an

3. Five Pillars of Islam


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The Islamic Religion

Name: _________________________________________________________

In your group, you will be assigned an important aspect of the Islamic religion to review. You will then form a secondary group of fellow students who have the same topic. Review the suggested websites taking careful notes below. Then share your notes with your group members discussing your assigned aspect of Islam and modifying, if necessary, your notes as a result of hearing your group member’s ideas . Your group will then create a poster illustrating your group’s research. Return to your original group and share what you have learned about your assigned aspect of the Islamic religion according to your revised notes. Take notes while you group members share their information on their aspect of the Islam religion.

Part A - Research Notes


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The Islamic Religion (continued)

Part B - Notes of Presentations.


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Islam and the Arab Spring

Name: _________________________________________________________

Your teacher will assign you one of two articles, “The Arab Spring and Islam: Politics, Religion, and the Struggle for Identity”6 or “Islamism and the Arab Spring”7 to read. While reading your article, record your notes below and write a short summary of the article. Then share your sum-mary with a partner who read the other article.

Part A - Notes


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Islam and the Arab Spring (continued)

Part B - Summary


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Summary

Name: ______________________________________________________

Watch the video, What Are the Effects of Islamist Parties in New Democracies, and answer the questions below:

1. What is the narrator’s description of the Islamic political parties?

2. What are the central desires of those political parties?

3. What will happen if Islamic political parties are elected into power?


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Unit 15: Religion

Journal or Blog Activity

Name: ______________________________________________________

Read each of the “golden rules” below and respond to the question below.

(The Universality of the Golden Rule in the World Religions, n.d., para. 1, 3 & 5) Do each of these golden rules mean the same thing? Or does each offer a distinct message? Explain your answer.

ChristianityAll things whatsoever ye would that men should do to youdo ye so to them..

IslamNo one of you is a believeruntil he desires for his brotherthat which he desiresfor himself.

BuddhismHurt not othersin ways that you yourselfwould find hurtful.


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Unit 15: Religion

Perspective Taking Activity

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Read the article, “Prayer leads to work disputes.” After reading the article, take on the role of either the employee or the manager and write a defense of his/her perspective.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-15-Muslim_N.htm


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Global Politics - Unit 15: Religion

Post-assessment Activity: Possible Sentences II

Name: ______________________________________________________

Using your original Pre-assessment Possible Sentences worksheet as a reference, rewrite your orig-inal five sentences for accuracy. Next, add five additional sentences based on your new understand-ing of the Word Bank terms and their relationships to one another.

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Global Politics - Unit 14: Government and Human Rights

Post-assessment Activity: Possible Sentences II (continued)

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References Bazar, E. (2008). Prayer leads to work disputes. USA Today. Retrieved from http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-15-Muslim_N.htm.

BritishCouncilUSA. (2014, January 15). What are the effects of Islamist parties in new democracies. [Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsjUjGuUUT8

Chinese culture and religion. (n.d.). Country Facts. Kwintessential. Retrieved from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/china/chinese-culture-religion/1780

DuBois, T. D. (2011). The relation between religion and government in China. Huff Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-david-dubois/china-religion_b_864469.html

Haddadi, A. (2011). The Arab Spring and Islam: Politics, religion, culture and the struggle for identity. Inter-national Business Times - World. Retrieved from http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/236538/20111024/the-arab-spring-and-islam-politics-reli-gion-culture-and-the-struggle-for-identity.htm

Hardy, R. (2012). Islamism and the Arab Spring. Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://www.cupblog.org/?p=5423

The universality of the golden rule in the world religions. (n.d.). Teaching Values.com. Retrieved from http://www.teachingvalues.com/goldenrule.html

WatchMojo. (n.d.). Learn about Islam. [Video]. Retrieved from http://on.aol.com/video/learn-about-islam-38365933

What influence did Daoism and Buddhism and Confucianism have on Chinese culture. (n.d.). Answers. Retrieved from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_influence_did_Daoism_and_Buddhism_and_Confucian-ism_have_on_Chinese_culture

Wileystudios. (2010, May 30). The wisdom of Confucius. [Video]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFJ07rkeJt8&feature=youtu.be

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-15-Muslim_N.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsjUjGuUUT8

http://globerove.com/china/chinese-culture-religion/1780

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-david-dubois/china-religion_b_864469.html

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/the-arab-spring-and-islam-politics-religion-culture-and-the-struggle-for-identity-236538

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/the-arab-spring-and-islam-politics-religion-culture-and-the-struggle-for-identity-236538

http://www.cupblog.org/?p=5423

http://www.teachingvalues.com/goldenrule.html

http://on.aol.com/video/learn-about-islam-38365933

http://www.answers.com/Q/What_influence_did_Daoism_and_Buddhism_and_Confucianism_have_on_Chinese_culture

http://www.answers.com/Q/What_influence_did_Daoism_and_Buddhism_and_Confucianism_have_on_Chinese_culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFJ07rkeJt8&feature=youtu.be

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