Early River Civilizations

TB --> pp. 76-78.
Reading --> The Cow and Its Position in Indian Society.
Reading --> East is East and West is West
slides of Indian art depicting Hindu gods, temples, etc.

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To understand the influence of the Vedas on Indian society.
To discuss the changing characteristics of religion during the Vedic Age.
To identify the major beliefs of Hinduism.
To analyze ways in which the sentiments and ideas expressed in the Vedas are similar to Judaism and Christianity and how they are different.
To explain how the popular belief in reincarnation was reinterpreted by the philosophers of the Upanishads.
To identify the four major castes in traditional Indian society.
To explain the reasons for the creation of the caste system in India.
To analyze the affects of the caste system on the position of women in Indian society.
To be able to argue the pros and cons of the caste system.

Brahman ahimsa atman karma dharma

samadhi yoga samsara endogamy maya

Brahma Shiva Vishnu Krishna Ganesha

Vedas Rig Veda varna Brahmanas Upanishads

Four Stages of Life Mahabharata Bhagavad Gita Ramayana caste

jati Brahmin kshatriya vaishya shudra

untouchables harijan


TB --> pp. 76-78. *Reading --> The Cow and Its Position in Indian Society.* Reading --> East is East and West is West slides of Indian art depicting Hindu gods, temples, etc.
	CHART --> Fill out a Religions/Philosophies profile chart for Hinduism.


*Brahman*	*ahimsa*	*atman*	*karma*	*dharma*
*samadhi*	*yoga*	*samsara*	endogamy	*maya*
Brahma	Shiva	Vishnu	Krishna	Ganesha
*Vedas*	*Rig Veda*	*varna*	*Brahmanas*	*Upanishads*
Four Stages of Life	*Mahabharata*	*Bhagavad Gita*	*Ramayana*	caste
*jati*	*Brahmin*	*kshatriya*	*vaishya*	*shudra*
untouchables	*harijan*