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Name:_____________________________________ Customs of Culture in India Worksheet Directions: Use the list of websites on the WebQuest to fill out this worksheet. The questions on the worksheet are grouped into topics. Each group has a heading. The same heading can be found on this list of websites on the WebQuest. Use the websites under each heading to fill out the corresponding questions. For example, the first section of questions is about basic facts. Therefore, the websites listed under basic facts of India will be used to answer these questions. Be sure to completely fill out the worksheet. The information you collect here will help you complete your simulated diary. ** Each student must complete their own worksheet in their own words. No working with partners! Basic Facts about India: (For these questions use the websites listed under basic facts on the WebQuest). 1. What is the capital of India? ___________________________________ 2. What is type of currency (money) is used in India? _____________________________ 3. How many different animal species are there in India?__________________________ 4. How are the people in India divided into social ranks?________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. How many percent of Indians are Hindu? __________________________________________ 6. What religions, besides Hiduisim, are practiced in India?______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is the major mountain range in India? ________________________________________ 8. What are the major rivers in India? _______________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Religion: (For these questions use the website listed under religion on the WebQuest). 1. What is Hinduism often referred to as? ____________________________________________ What does it mean? _____________________________________________________________ 2. How many people in India practice Hinduism? ______________________________________ 3. What is the sacred text of Hinduism? _____________________________________________ 4. What do Hindus believe? _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is reincarnation? _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is Samsara? _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is Karma? _______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is the spiritual goal of a Hindu? _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is Moksha? _____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. List and explain the four paths a Hindu can take to achieve Moksha. ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. How many gods to Hindus believe in? ____________________________________________ 12. Then why are there so many Hindu gods? _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. List the three most important Hindu gods and what they are known as. ________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 14. List at least one other Hindu god and what it stands for. _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. Where do most Hindus worship? ________________________________________________ Family: (For these questions, use the websites listed under family on the WebQuest). 1. What are some ways that a young person shows respect to his elder? __________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. List at least four of the values that Indians hold important in their cultural heritage. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Name:_____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Who traditionally lives under one roof in India? _____________________________________ 4. What percentage of Indians are famers or agricultural workers? ________________________ 5. When do large joint families usually divide? ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Etiquette (For these questions, use the website listed under etiquette on the WebQuest). 1. What must be done with shoes when entering a temple or home? _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the traditional Indian greeting? ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. How are elderly addressed? _____________________________________________________ Clothes: (For these questions, use the website listed under clothes on the WebQuest). 1. What do women in India traditionally wear? _______________________________________ 2. What types of clothes to men traditionally wear in India? _____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Use this space to take other notes about any additional information you found interesting about Indian clothing. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Cows in India: (For these questions, use the website listed under cows in India on the WebQuest). Name:_____________________________________ 1. What animal is sacred in India? __________________________________________________ 2. What is the cow believed to be? Why? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. When is the cow ritual performed in India? ________________________________________ 4. Why is the cow considered sacred in India? ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Education: (For these questions, use the website listed under education on the WebQuest). 1. What percentage of people in India is illiterate? ___________________________________ 2. Summarize the four problems faced by students in rural education in India. ______________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. How is the education in rural schools compared to the education in urban schools? ________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Indian Name: (Visit the website called common Indian names. Choose one Indian name to be your own.) 1. Indian Name: ________________________________________________________________ City: (Visit the website called map. Choose one city or area in India to live in.) 1. City or Area: _________________________________________________________________