1. Directions: When the clock starts, you will write for exactly ten minutes. Choose & complete one of the prompts using your knowledge of the topic. You must use at least 5 key words [EVIDENCE] in your writing. I will provide you some examples, but there are many possibilities. You can use more than the five, but not less. Circle your evidence words. DO NOT STOP WRITING for ten minutes. Write in proper paragraph form, as neatly as you can. Others in the class will be reading this, and you may be sharing it with the group. So focus on what you’re doing, and do a good job. Are there any questions?

2. Choose One Prompt Below:
How did religions help strengthen political, economic, and cultural ties within societies?
How did religions affect gender roles in their respective societies?
How and where did Buddhism & Christianity spread by 600 CE?
How did art and culture develop to 600 CE?
Monotheism
Hinduism
Polytheism
Judaism
Shamanism
Christianity
Animism
Confucianism
Filial Piety
Ashoka
Monasticism
Greek tragedies
Vedas
Parthenon
Ancestor Veneration
Stupa
Syncretism
Buddhism
Daoism
EXAMPLES of Evidence
(Use a MINIMUM of 5)