Materials

• “Comparative Religion Chart” (Attachment B)
• Overhead projector (optional)

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content covered to this point in the unit.
   
   
2. Remind students of the five major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Distribute and discuss the “Comparative Religion Chart” handout at Attachment B.
   
   
3. Provide a brief history of the Hindu religion. Include the following:
   Location of origin (India)
   Present day dominant location
   
   
4. Display the following notes on the board or overhead:
   Hindu Religion
   – Caste system based on occupation
   – Many forms of one deity
   – Reincarnation
   – Karma
   – Vedas and Upanishads: sacred writings
   
   
5. Conduct a class discussion to check for understanding of these concepts.
   
   
6. Instruct students to begin completion of their “Comparative Religion Chart” (Attachment B). Or if students began the chart on world religions in the organizing topic for Paleolithic Era and Agricultural Revolution, they can continue adding to that chart.
   
   
7. Alert students to bring to the next session any information that they wish to include on their “learning cube.”