HS HST WH34 S1 02 12 GA UT
Name: Makeila Smith
Date: 1/15/15
Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2
Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.
(25 points)
1. Choose EITHER Judaism OR Hinduism and describe its origin, major principles, and how it affected existing laws, social practices, or culture. Also describe whether and how the religion influenced other societies.
Answer: Hinduism origin is India, 3 major principles would be: All Human Beings Are Divine, Unity of Existence through Love, & Religious Harmony. Hindu ideas about karma and reincarnation strengthened the caste system. If a person was born as an upper-caste male-a Brahmin, warrior, or merchant-his good fortune was said to come from good karma earned in a former life. However, a person who was born as a female, a laborer, or an untouchable might be getting the results of bad deeds in a former life. With some exceptions, only men of the top three varnas could hope to achieve moksha in their present life. The laws of karma worked with the same certainty as the world's other natural laws. Good karma brought good fortune and bad karma resulted in bad fortune. Together, the beliefs of Hinduism and its caste structure dominated every aspect of a person's life. These beliefs determined what one could eat and the way in which one ate it, personal cleanliness, and the people one could associate with, how one dressed, and so on. Today, even in the most ordinary activities of daily life, Hindus turn to their religion for guidance. Martin Luther King Jr was inspired to fight for the rights of the African-Americans by Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of Satya (standing up for justice and truth) and Ahimsa (in a non-violent manner) both of which are Hindu teachings.
(25 points)
2. Explain the meaning of the term classical as it applies to periods in history. Describe specific examples in India that demonstrate characteristics of a classical civilization.
Answer: India is
Date: 1/15/15
Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2
Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.
(25 points)
1. Choose EITHER Judaism OR Hinduism and describe its origin, major principles, and how it affected existing laws, social practices, or culture. Also describe whether and how the religion influenced other societies.
Answer: Hinduism origin is India, 3 major principles would be: All Human Beings Are Divine, Unity of Existence through Love, & Religious Harmony. Hindu ideas about karma and reincarnation strengthened the caste system. If a person was born as an upper-caste male-a Brahmin, warrior, or merchant-his good fortune was said to come from good karma earned in a former life. However, a person who was born as a female, a laborer, or an untouchable might be getting the results of bad deeds in a former life. With some exceptions, only men of the top three varnas could hope to achieve moksha in their present life. The laws of karma worked with the same certainty as the world's other natural laws. Good karma brought good fortune and bad karma resulted in bad fortune. Together, the beliefs of Hinduism and its caste structure dominated every aspect of a person's life. These beliefs determined what one could eat and the way in which one ate it, personal cleanliness, and the people one could associate with, how one dressed, and so on. Today, even in the most ordinary activities of daily life, Hindus turn to their religion for guidance. Martin Luther King Jr was inspired to fight for the rights of the African-Americans by Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of Satya (standing up for justice and truth) and Ahimsa (in a non-violent manner) both of which are Hindu teachings.
(25 points)
2. Explain the meaning of the term classical as it applies to periods in history. Describe specific examples in India that demonstrate characteristics of a classical civilization.
Answer: India is