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Name: ______________________________________ Do Now

March 15, 2006 History -

Do Now #24

Objective:

4. I will be able to analyze the different basic beliefs of Buddhism and use them to solve problems.

Essential Question: “How will you teach your children the difference between right and wrong?”

Are you MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE?

Earn your class the points they deserve!

1. The founder of Confucianism was a man named C_______________________.

2. The founder of Taoism was a man named L_________ T_________.

3. The central text of Confucianism is the A_________________.

4. The central text of Taoism is the D__________ D____________ C__________.

5. Taoists like to spend as much of their time as possible out in n______________________.

6. Taoists believe that the best way to learn right from wrong is to l_____________ from your own m___________.

7. Taoists believe that there should always be a balance of things. They call these balanced forces the _____________ and _______________.

8. What happens to the soul after the bodies dies according to Hinduism? _______________________

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9. Why might some people have been unhappy with the caste system in ancient India? _____________

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Vocabulary Review:

Taoism Confucianism Hierarchy

Above and Beyond: Are you more of a Taoist or more of a Confucianist? Explain your answer in complete sentences, and use the back of this page if necessary.

Name: ______________________________________ Classwork

March 15, 2006 History -

Classwork #25:

The Answers of Siddhartha: Meditation and Self-Denial

An Import from India:

Think back to our time in India when we studied Gandhi. We learned that Hinduism, one of the world’s major religions, began there. A powerful part of Hinduism in ancient India was a belief in the caste system. Several other religions began in India out of a desire to protest the caste system. The most important of these religions for our class is Buddhism (boo -- dizz -- um). Buddhism first became popular in India, but it eventually spread across the Himalayas, across the Tibetan Plateau, and into China. For hundreds of years, there were more Chinese Buddhists than there were from any other country.

The Founder of Buddhism:

Around 2,500 years ago, a boy named Siddhartha (sid -- harth -- uh) Guatama (guwah -- tah -- muh) was born near the border of India and Nepal. Siddhartha’s family was extremely, extremely wealthy. His father was the king of the area, and he went out of his way to make sure that Siddhartha dressed in expensive clothes, ate fine foods, and received the best education possible. The king’s son grew up in a life of luxury.

As he grew older, however, Siddhartha began to notice suffering around him. He saw people who were dying of diseases. He saw the homeless and the poor. He saw warriors who died in battle. He saw weeping and mourning people at funerals. Siddhartha wanted to understand why there was so much suffering taking place around him.

Siddhartha’s Journey:

Siddhartha left his wealthy parents and his life of luxury in search of an answer to his question: why do people suffer? He tried fasting and starving his body. He tried studying with other great thinkers. He wandered far and wide looking for answers.

Eventually, Siddhartha went off by himself. He sat underneath a tree in northern India and began to meditate. (Meditation is a type of deep breathing and thinking that relaxes the body and relaxes the mind.) While under that tree, Buddhist believe that Siddhartha reached enlightenment of “understanding.” Once he came out of his meditation, people began calling him the “Buddha” or “enlightened one.” He discovered while under that tree what he called the Four Noble Truths:

1. Life is filled with suffering.

2. The cause of suffering is our desire. (In other words, we’re unhappy because we want too much.)

3. The way to end suffering is to give up desire.

4. The way to give up desire is to follow the teachings of the Buddha.

Other Teachings of Buddhism and the Spread of the Religion:

Siddhartha was born a Hindu, and he kept Hinduism’s belief in reincarnation. Unlike Hinduism, however, Buddhism rejects the caste system. Buddha accepted anyone as a student, including women and Untouchables. The Buddha further taught that anyone can reach the end of reincarnation if that person reaches the same stage of enlightenment that the Buddha did. In other words, if someone can rid themselves of their desires completely, that person can become part of the gods after a single lifetime and not be reincarnated.

Buddhism spread quickly throughout parts of India. The religion spread into Tibet, into Sri Lanka, and eventually into Japan as well.

Part II: Complete the missing sections of today’s skeleton with your partner.

Part III: Mr. Lindy has highlighted one of the following skit topics. With your partner, create a 30 second SILENT skit. Good actors use GOOD BODY LANGUAGE. Take five minutes to prepare your skit with your partner.

Siddhartha Guatama grows up in a royal, wealthy family.

2. Siddhartha begins to see different types of suffering in the world.

3. Trying to understand suffering, Siddhartha fasts and starves his body.

4. Siddhartha meditates under a tree.

5. Noble Truth #1: Life is filled with suffering.

6. Noble Truth #2: The cause of suffering is desire.

7. Noble Truth #3: Suffering stops if we stop desiring things.

8. Noble Truth #4: The way to stop desiring things is to study the teachings of the Buddha.

Part IV: Evaluate your classmates!

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Name: ______________________________________ Exit Slip

March 15, 2006 History -

Using Ancient Chinese Philosophy to Solve Problems - Round 1

Directions: Complete the chart below.

|Problem: |Confucian Solution: |Daoist Solution: |Legalist Solution: |Buddhist Solution: |

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Name: ______________________________________ Homework

March 15, 2006 History -

Review Sheet for Chinese Philosophy and Religion

Directions: Describe each of the following in a few words or phrases.

1. Analects -

2. Hierarchy -

3. Elder -

4. Lao Tzu -

5. Dao De Ching -

6. Yin and Yang -

7. Legalism -

8. Siddhartha Guatama -

9. “Enlightenment” -

Directions: Answer each of the following question in complete sentences.

1. How did Confucius believe that people should learn the difference between right and wrong? _____

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2. What is the job of the perfect ruler in the eyes of Confucius? ________________________________

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3. What does perfect government look like according to the Taoists? _____________________________

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4. Where would a Taoist want to spend most of her time? ______________________________________

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5. Give three examples of yin / yang pairs: __________________________________________________

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Directions: Next to each problem is a solution. Decide whether each solution is Confucian, Taoist, Legalist, or Buddhist.

|Problem: |Solution: |Type? |

|1. Students are leaving too much litter in the |Each fifth grader gets an eighth grade “big brother” or “big sister” who | |

|cafeteria, outside the school, and on buses. |can teach the fifth grader how not to litter. | |

|2. Too many students are failing their EOGs. |Allow students to fail. They will eventually learn from their own mistakes| |

| |and learn to study harder. | |

|3. People in parts of the community often do not |People are only unhappy because they want too much. If they spend time | |

|have enough money to buy nice things for their |thinking deeply, they will realize they don’t need nice things. Once they | |

|families. |don’t want them any more, they will stop suffering. | |

|4. Children are caught stealing DVD’s and CD’s |The Roanoke Rapids police begins chopping off the hands of anyone who is | |

|from Walmart. |caught stealing. | |

|5. Too many teenage drivers are getting speeding |Each new driver must spend six months driving with an older, experienced | |

|tickets. |driver who will show the younger person how not to speed. | |

|6. Parts of the community have a very high crime |There will always be some crime in a community. You’re better off spending| |

|rate (lots of robberies, murders, etc…). |time by yourself by the lake and thinking about nature. | |

Above and Beyond: Create your own problems and solutions. Describe what type of solution you have discovered.

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