HWC Day 60 - Religious and Historical Development in South Asia

Day 5 - PAW 5

Objective:   Identify religious and philosophical trends that impact the development of South Asia.  Examine select developments in the history of South Asia.

Task:  Happy Monday!  When you arrive to class, please stay in your seats until after the pledge.  Then, meet with your group to finish your religions poster.   After your short presentations, we'll move on to our notes on the early history of South Asia.

Homework Due Dates:

• Tuesday, May 1 - "Mughal Dynasties" reading due in class
• Wednesday, May 2 - "The Partition of India - 1947 - Background Essay" reflection due BEFORE class
• Thursday, May 3 - "India's New Economy" due in class
• Friday, May 4 - Sri Lanka case study due in class
• Monday, May 7 - Taliban investigation due in class
• Friday, May 11 - South Asia Test

Religions Research - What to include?

• Origins (Who, When, Where)
• Beliefs
• Sects/branches
• Gods/spirits
• Leaders
• Practitioners 
• Holy text
• House of worship
• Historical developments

Groups:

Hinduism - Cam, Emerson, Victoria, Maisie

Buddhism - Nicole, Aedon, Lexi, Abby

Jainism - Jess, Sal, Malaika, Allie

Sikhism - Caroline, Kyra, Olivia, Emma

Diffused religions (esp. Christianity, Islam, Bahai) - Bailey, Rachel, Dane