Course/Subject: World Cultures World Religions School/District: South Western School District Key Learning: World religions have an impact on every society. Each religion has its own customs, values, and traditions. Unit Essential Question: How do the major world religions affect cultures? How do world religions affect the beliefs of different cultures around the world? Concept: East Asian Religions Concept: Middle East Religions Concept: Western Religions (Buddhism/Hinduism) (Christianity/Judaism) LEQ: LEQ: LEQ: What are the beliefs and practices of What are the differences between the What are the origins and practices Buddhism? two major sects of Islam? of Judaism? How does Hinduism compare to How do the origins and practices Buddhism? of Christianity compare to those of Judaism? Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Vocabulary: Karma 5 Pillars of Islam Holy Trinity Nirvana Muhammad Jesus Dharma Allah Abraham Vishnu Ramadan Moses Shiva Quran Yahweh Hanukah Torah Kosher Additional Information/Resources: Flow charts, graphic organizers, discovery education, internet research, section reviews
Course/Subject: World Cultures World Religions School/District: South Western School District Key Learning: World religions have an impact on every society. Each religion has its own customs, values, and traditions. Unit Essential Question: How do the major world religions affect cultures? How do world religions affect the beliefs of different cultures around the world? Concept: East Asian Religions (Buddhism/Hinduism) Concept: Middle East Religions Concept: Western Religions (Christianity/Judaism) LEQ: What are the beliefs and practices of Buddhism? How does Hinduism compare to Buddhism? LEQ: What are the differences between the two major sects of Islam? LEQ: What are the origins and practices of Judaism? How do the origins and practices of Christianity compare to those of Judaism? Vocabulary: Karma Nirvana Dharma Vishnu Shiva Vocabulary: 5 Pillars of Islam Muhammad Allah Ramadan Quran Vocabulary: Holy Trinity Jesus Abraham Moses Yahweh Hanukah Torah Kosher Additional Information/Resources: Flow charts, graphic organizers, discovery education, internet research, section reviews
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