Belief Systems Global Review

AP Psychology	Current Events	Resource Room (SETSS)
Period 1	Periods 3 & 5	Period 8
Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott	Mr. Ott

Aim: What are the characteristics (traits) of the world's most popular belief systems?

Do Now: Belief System Review Worksheet

Lesson Overview:

Item	Approx Time
Do Now	5 Min
Mini Lesson	35 Min

Belief Systems

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Essential Questions

1. Do belief systems unite or divide people
2. How do movements of people and ideas affect people, places, and regions?
3. What defines a turning point?

Focus Questions

1. How did the fundamental beliefs and ideas of the religions, philosophies, and belief systems affect different areas of the world?
2. How do these belief systems affect peoples lives today?
3. In what ways are Christianity, Islam and Judaism systems similar and different?
4. How did the religions that emerged in this period unite the peoples of diverse political and ethnic identities?
5. How did religions such as Buddhism and Islam foster cultural exchanges throughout Afro-Eurasia?
6. How did the expansion of Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, and Buddhism encourage the encounter and exchanges of peoples, goods, and ideas?
7. What role did missionaries, traders, and conquerors play in the spread of religions?
8. What individuals and groups are associated with the major religions of the world?
9. What holy books or texts are associated with the major religions of the world?
10. How did a culture’s belief system impact its arts?
11. How did Judaism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam affect gender status, gender roles, and the development of patriarchal societies?

Classwork & Homework

Lesson PowerPoint:

• Belief Systems Overview
• Belief Systems Research

Lesson Video:

• World's 7 Faiths
• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Sikhism
• Shinto & Buddhism
• Faiths in Japan

Lesson Activity:

• Belief System Chart
• Belief System Chart Answers

• Belief Systems Quiz #1
• Belief Systems Focus Questions

Homework:

• Day 1: Belief Systems Buddhism - Homework #1
• Day 2: Belief Systems Hinduism - Homework #2
• Day 3: Belief Systems Islam - Homework #3
• Day 4: Belief Systems Judaism - Homework #4a
• Day 4: Belief Systems Christianity - Homework #4b
• Day 5: Belief Systems Confucianism - Homework #5

Special Education Modifications

• Teaching Model: Co-Teaching
• Special Education Teacher will work with All students General Ed and Special Ed.
  • Special Ed Students:
    • Teacher will read-aloud to students when necessary.
    • Teachers will break down assignments into smaller tasks.
    • Teachers will work with students on vocabulary acquisition by breaking down words into prefixes/suffixes and etymology.
    • Teachers will group students according to learning style inventory as a homogeneous group.
    • Teachers will keep students on-task by managing distractions and on-task behavior.
    • Teachers will modify note-taking by modeling notes from PowerPoint to chalkboard/whiteboard.
    • Teachers will differentiate lessons by using; verbal cues for auditory learners, graphic organizers for visual learners, and hands-on cues for tactile learners.