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THE ROOTS OF HINDUISM ACTIVITY SHEET
***Remember the following essential question as you complete the different activities (hint hint)***
EQ- How does religion shape our beliefs and attitudes?
Each reading will help complete certain tasks and questions. The tasks are contained in your packet
and the same title that appears below will also appear on the worksheet you will fill in.
VOCABULARY – Complete Vocabulary Sheet (In Your Vocabulary Section)
BENCHMARK LESSON – How do we use religion? Why does it exist?
 Lesson will be given – Readings will be Available to Complete Activity
BACKGROUND HISTORY
Read EITHER reading NOT BOTH:
 Aryan Civilization - has a sun in the top right corner means the reading is above grade-level and a little more challenging.
 Conquest by the Aryans - has a star in the top right corner means that the reading it is at your grade-level.
SOCIAL HIERARCHY & RELGION - Reincarnation and Treatment of Others
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Hinduism 101
“Dharma, Karma, and Moksha: This Life and the Next”
The Complex Caste System
India’s Untouchables
CULTURE & RELIGION - Practices
 “The Hindu Home”
 “Shedding some Light on Diwali”
RELIGION - Gods & Goddesses
 Hinduism 101
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HINDUISM- VOCABULARY
DIRECTIONS: Complete this vocabulary sheet. All of the words can be found in the readings as you
complete activities.
Vedas
Sanskrit
Aryan
caste
polytheistic
monotheistic
avatar
Upanishads
reincarnation
dharma
ahimsa
karma
moksha
brahman
Benchmark Lesson:
RELIGION AND CREATION MYTHS
In the absence of modern science, religion helped ancient people to
explain the unexplainable things in life and in the world.
List some things that these creation myths (or stories) have in common:
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What are the ways that modern science explains the events that
happened in these creation myths?
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Civilization Wheel Part:
SOCIAL HIERARCHY & RELIGION – Reincarnation and the Treatment of Others
DIRECTIONS: In the space below, create a social pyramid with the 5 castes with their Sanskrit names
and some examples of the jobs performed by each group.
HELPFUL READINGS:
 Hinduism 101
 “Dharma, Karma, and Moksha: This Life and the Next”
 The Complex Caste System
 India’s Untouchables
Civilization Wheel Part:
SOCIAL HIERARCHY & RELIGION – Reincarnation and the Treatment of Others
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in Complete Sentences.
HELPFUL READINGS:
 Hinduism 101
 “Dharma, Karma, and Moksha: This Life and the Next”
 The Complex Caste System
 India’s Untouchables
1. How does having such a strict class system affect the relationships people have with one another?
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2. How does having such a strict class system affect the daily life of the people in Ancient India?
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3. How does “dharma” justify, or make the caste system fair?
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4. Describe the Hindu belief of reincarnation. How might this belief justify treatment of the lower
castes?
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5. Do we have an “unofficial” caste system in the US? How?
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Civilization Wheel Part:
RELIGION - Gods and Goddesses
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the graphic organizer below with the names of the 3 most important Hindu gods
and some information about what each one does/is. Also Answer the question below?
HELPFUL READINGS:
 Hinduism 101
brahman-the all powerful
force
Is Hinduism monotheistic, polytheistic or both? Explain your answer.
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Civilization Wheel Part:
CULTURE & RELIGION- Practices
DIRECTIONS: The Hindu religion shapes the daily lives of its followers. Using “The Hindu Home”
describe three daily activities that are affected by being Hindu and explain how each activity is related
to the beliefs of the religion. Then use “Shedding Some Light on Diwali” to answer the questions below.
HELPFUL READINGS:
 “The Hindu Home”
 “Shedding some Light on Diwali”
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1. What can the festival of Diwali tell us about Hinduism (even if you didn’t know anything about this
religion at all)?
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2. What is the purpose of Diwali?
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3. If you are Hindu, explain how your family celebrates Diwali. If you are not Hindu, do you celebrate
any holidays like this one? EXPLAIN.
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