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Flashback. 1. What are the two river valleys in the Indian subcontinent? 2. It is Election Day, but Julie has a major headache. She knows that going home will make her feel better, but she believes voting is more important. She votes. What Chinese philosophy is Julie practicing?

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  1. Flashback • 1. What are the two river valleys in the Indian subcontinent? • 2. It is Election Day, but Julie has a major headache. She knows that going home will make her feel better, but she believes voting is more important. She votes. What Chinese philosophy is Julie practicing? • 3. The world’s highest mountain is located in the Himalayas. What is it called? • 4. What is a monsoon and why is it significant to the people of India?

  2. Hinduism • http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=The_Story_of_Hinduism&video_id=353 • What did you get from the video?

  3. Hinduism • 3rd largest religion in the World • Believed that deities controlled forces of nature • Brahman was their universal spirit • Believed in reincarnation & that you would have many lives before you were united with Brahman.

  4. Hinduism • Dharma - If you did your duty & you were happy about doing it, then this would help you to be reincarnated into a better caste system. • Karma - If you were good then good things would happen and if you were bad then bad things would happen to you.

  5. Buddhism • http://www.videopediaworld.com/video/9494/Pre-History-Buddhism-in-India • What did you get from this video?

  6. Buddhism • Ordinary Hindus wanted a simpler life. They also felt that Hindu priest were more concerned about their temples /ceremonies then peoples needs • Prince Siddhartha Gautama - had everything (wealth, good looks, beautiful wife, son). Saw suffering all around him. He wanted to find out how his peoples suffering could be cured. Meditated for 49 days and almost died from starvation.

  7. Buddhism • Finally, he learned that if you gave up worldly possessions (fame, money) sorrow would vanish. • Spent 40 years traveling and sharing his teachings. • He became known as the Buddha - which means “the enlightened one”. • Dalai Lama - Leader who headed the government, people believed he was Buddha reincarnated.

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