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World Geography01-25-2019. Friday.
Reminders:
•None.
Goals:
•To finish discussing Judaism.
•To complete the “14 things you should know…” activity.
•To begin discussing Hinduism.
Where we ended yesterday:
•Judaism – Denominations.
Where are we starting today:
•Judaism – Ethnic groups.
Section 7: Judaism
•Where can you find followers of Judaism in the world?
Section 7: Judaism
•Around 40% of the total Jewish population lives in the US, 40% lives in Israel, and 10% lives in Europe.
Section 7: Judaism
•Are there ethnic groups in Judaism?
Section 7: Judaism
•Jews who identify as having a relatively recent European ancestry are often called Ashkenazi, and they are by far the most numerous.
Section 7: Judaism
•The other large group of Jews that are defined geographically are those that identify with a Middle Eastern or Mediterranean heritage. They are called Sephardic Jews.
Section 7: Judaism. (Review)
•Learning Targets:
•Look at your notes, can you answer the following questions.
Section 7: Judaism. (Review).
•Who are the Ashkenazi and who are the Sephardic Jews?
•Where can you find followers of Judaism in the world?
•What are the 3 main groupings of Jews?
Section 8: Hinduism
• In this section, we will look at an Indic religion.
•The Indic religions are not part of the Abrahamic religions or tradition.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•How large is the religion of Hinduism?
Section 8: Hinduism
•Hinduism is the 3rd largest religion in the world with over a billion followers.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•Where do most Hindus live?
Section 8: Hinduism.
•Most Hindus live in the countries of India and Nepal.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•There are over a million Hindus in the United States.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Section 8: Hinduism.
•As Hinduism is the oldest major religion and covers a wide variety of practices, it is difficult to categorize and organize.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•One basic idea, however, is the law of karma.
•The law of karma states that good deeds have good consequences and bad deeds have bad consequences.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•The consequences, however, may not be seen in this lifetime.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•The good or bad you do in this life may carry over to the next life in a process called reincarnation.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•Reincarnation refers to the rebirth of a soul in a new body.
Section 8: Hinduism.
• If you do your duty in life or dharma, you may be able to break the cycle of reincarnation and achieve freedom.
Section 8: Hinduism.
•This, in essence, is the basic system of Hindu beliefs.
Section 8: Hinduism. Review.
•You have met the learning targets for this section if you can answer the following questions using your notes…
Section 8: Hinduism. Review.
•How large is the religion of Hinduism?
•Where do most Hindus live?
•What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?
Section 9: Buddhism.
• In this next section, we will take a brief look at another Indic religion, Buddhism.
Section 9: Buddhism.
•As Christianity came from the tradition of Judaism, so too did Buddhism originate from Hinduism.
Section 9: Buddhism.
•Buddhism was started by Siddhartha Gautama, a prince in northern India.
The 14 things you should know… (The Daily Write)
•You will each pick 2 out of the 14 facts about Jews and Judaism from the article.
•You will create 2 banners for the two facts.
•Each banner should have the fact stated as the title.
•Each banner should have at least 2 sentences (of your own, not from the article) summarizing the information for that fact.