Topic 4 India Lessons 3 and 4 Online Book

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Boldface Heading: Origins and Beliefs of Hinduism

Question: Read the paragraph carefully. List 3 facts about Hinduism discussed in this paragraph.

Topic 4 Lesson 3 Page 1

Watch the video, Hindu Traditions and Practices.

Stop the video at :38 and 3:32 and look for the answers.

When people started asking serious questions like how should people live and what is right and​ (a)   teachers known as ​ (b)   began to explore these ideas with their students.

• wrong
• gurus
• different
• left
• grinches
• professors

Topic 4 Lesson 3 Page 1

Watch the video, Hindu Traditions and Practices.

Stop the video at 1:23 and 3:22 and look for the answers.

What is reincarnation?

• Everyone has a soul that only lives once.

• Everyone has a soul that is born and reborn many times in different bodies.

• Elephants are majestic animals that control the thoughts of Hindu people.

• Temples are in everyone's home and all must enter through the front door at night.

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Watch the video, Hindu Traditions and Practices.

Stop the video at 2:03 and 3:22 and look for the answers.

Question: What is dharma?

• The duty to be an athlete and a good student in all math classes.

• The duty to join the military when you turn 18 to fight for your country.

• The duty to put out the trash every morning and cleaning your room.

• The duty to do the right thing and avoid doing harm to all living things.

Topic 4 Lesson 3 Page 1

Watch the video, Hindu Traditions and Practices.

What religion is discussed in the video?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

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Bottom of page 1: Vocabulary and Academic Vocabulary

Term: Karma

Fill in the blank: In Hinduism, the effects of a person's _______ in this and in previous lives.

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Bottom of page 1: Vocabulary and Academic Vocabulary

Term: Ahimsa

Define the term Ahimsa by using page one of lesson 3.

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Boldface Heading: Vedic Age Beliefs and Practices

Fill in the blanks: As you have learned, the (a)   are the subcontinent's oldest known religious ​ (b)   . They were memorized and passed on by word of ​ (c)   . They were later ​ (d)   down, though the oral tradition remained important.

• Vedas
• texts
• mouth
• written

Topic 4 Lesson 3 Page 3

Boldface Heading: How Did Classical Hinduism Develop?

Question: What is the name for the single spiritual power that Hindu people believe in?

• Buddha

• Subcontinent

• Brahman

• Teachers

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Boldface Heading: New Teachings

Question: Read the first paragraph carefully. People often think about questions like: Why were we born? How should we live? What happens when we die? In Hinduism, the _____ left their homes to live in the forest, to think, and to talk about religious ideas. In a sense these gurus and their students were the founders of modern Hinduism.