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_____