1. 1.5 Question Quiz 2.When finished open your pack to Day 5  Read Pages 37/38 to answer the questions on page 41.  Then, read pages 39/40 to answer the questions on page 42. DO-FIRST: TAKE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR DESK

2. SWBAT DESCRIBE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HINDUISM, THE CASTE SYSTEM, AND SIKHISM WITHIN SOUTH ASIA

3.  Caste is determined by heredity. CASTE SYSTEM Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to their offspring

4. http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia/2012/04/20124258251 2678132.html CAN CASTE CHANGE?

5.  Oldest living religion 8,500 years old.  Mainly on Indian subcontinent  Originated near the Indus river  No specific founder, single teacher nor prophets  Monotheistic  The Vedas are the earliest and most sacred documents HINDUISM MAIN IDEAS

6. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HINDU GODS AND GODDESSES!

7. Karma  Determines what your soul is reborn as  People may be reincarnated at a higher or lower level of existence depending on their karma from their present life. Reincarnation  Endless cycle of life HINDUISM MAIN BELIEFS

8.  The caste system does not actually have to relate to Hinduism. Many Indians practice the cast system as a social class, however they do not practice Hinduism and that is where it gets tricky for us. Not everybody who practices the caste system is a Hindu.  With that said not everybody believes in reincarnation for the caste system. Some people just believe that it is a social class. so if your family is wealthy than you were in a higher caste and that is never going to change. HINDUISM VS CASTE SYSTEM READ ME

9. QUICK CHECK  T/F: Hinduism is monotheistic.  T/F: Hinduism is the oldest religion and primarily practiced in China.  T/F: The holy scriptures of Hinduism is referred to as the Torah.  T/F: The Ten Commandments, The Five Pillars of Islam and the Vedas are all guides to moral and ethical behavior.  T/F: In Hinduism, the form in which a soul is reborn is determined by reincarnation

10.  Page 43.  Answer the Questions from watching the following! SIKHISM

11.  Answer the 20 Questions with a partner on page 44/54 CLOSING