Download S7G12 The student will analyze the diverse cultures of the people

S7G12
THE STUDENT WILL ANALYZE THE DIVERSE CULTURES OF THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ASIA.
Explain the differences between an
ethnic group and a religious group.
• Ethnic Group
A group of people who
share common religion,
language, food, history, and
race.
Chinese, Japanese, Russian,
African, English
• Religious Group
• A set of individuals whose
identity themselves in terms
of common religious beliefs,
doctrines, practices, or rituals.
They share a belief system in
a god or gods.
• Jews, Christians, Muslims,
Buddhists
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Shintoism
Confucianism
Developed in India and
one of the oldest.
Polytheistic Worship
many gods but all gods
are part of a supreme
spirit.
Began in India
Founder: Siddhartha
Gautama
Muslim invaders entered
India in the 1500s AD.
Founded in Japan
Shinto=means the “Way
of the Gods”
Founded in China
Confucius beliefs:
Good Character and
virtue in the people.
Vedas is sacred book
Karma: one’s actions
determines ones fate
Buddha means:
Enlightened One
Holy Book: Quran
Kami=Shinto believe that
these spirits exist in thing
all around them.
Golden Rule: What you do
not like when done to
you, do not to others.
All gods are part of a
supreme spirit, Braham
The Middle Way: the
correct way to
live/Buddhist Teaching
Five Pillars: Basic beliefs
of Islam
Religious Practice: Pray at The Chinese emperor
small altars in their
hired Confucian scholars
homes.
in 121 BC to help
organize his government.
Believe in Reincarnation:
Souls return to life in
another body after death.
Believe: To be happy and
find peace: Give up greed
and greedy desires
Monotheistic Religion:
Worship one god
Believe: Do not believe in
life after death.
Confucian teaching is
more about ethnics and
behavior than religious
beliefs.
Evaluate how the literacy rate affects the standard of
living.
•Read Pages: 153-155
•Review the graphs on page 154 and answer
questions on page 155
• 453. Which Asian countries have the highest literacy rate?
• 454. Which Asian country has the lowest literacy rate?
• 455. Which Asian countries have the highest national wealth?
• 456. Which Asian countries have the lowest national wealth?
• 457. Which generalization can you make about the relationship between national wealth and
literacy? GDP
• 458. Why do some very poor countries in Asia still have high literacy rates?