UNIT FOUR: WORLD RELIGIONS (pt1 Abrahamic faiths) DAY ONE JUDAISM
Essential Questions:
Who was Abraham & how does he relate to Christianity & Islam?
What are the Torah & Talmud?
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
Explain the differences between Orthodox, Conservative & Reform
UNIT FOUR: WORLD RELIGIONS (pt1 Abrahamic faiths) DAY TWO CHRISTIANITY
Essential Questions:
Why is the concept of a "Year One" complicated?
What were some pre-Christian religions that were practiced in the Holy Land?
How did the spread of Christianity affect other contemporary civilizations?
What is Christian missionary-ism?
UNIT FOUR: WORLD RELIGIONS (pt1 Abrahamic faiths) DAY THREE ISLAM
Essential Questions:
Who is Mohammed?
How does Islam differ from Christianity & Judaism?
What are the Five Pillars (of Islam)?
UNIT FOUR: WORLD RELIGIONS (pt2 Other faiths) DAY ONE HINDUISM & BUDDHISM
Essential Questions:
Who was the Buddha?
How does the concept of an Avatar figure into Hinduism?
What does it mean to reach Nirvana and how does reincarnation fit into that?
What does the Buddha's "Middle Path" mean?
How are Jainism & Sihkism related to these other Indian religions?
UNIT FOUR: WORLD RELIGIONS (pt2 Other faiths) DAY TWO ASIAN RELIGIONS
Essential Questions:
Who was Confucius and what did he contribute to Asian beliefs?
What is the importance of the IChing?
Who is Lao Tzu and how did his "Art of War" change the world?
What are Kami?
UNIT FOUR: WORLD RELIGIONS (pt2 Other faiths) DAY THREE Shamanism, Animism, etc.
Essential Questions:
What is the definition of Indigenous People?
What are the main beliefs of Animistic cultures?
What are the main beliefs of Shamanistic cultures?
What is a totem and what role does it play in these beliefs?