Discussion Topic - Religious and Philisophical Beliefs

Introduction: Religion has played an important role thoughout human development.  The early Indian culture developed Hinduism and later Buddhism.  The early Chinese cultures adopted Buddhism and developed philosophies of their own, like legalism and Confucianism.  Using your text and notes as sources, discuss the following question.

For discussion: Why do you believe that early societies developed religious or philisophical beliefs?

For consideration:

• Aryan civilization
• Siddhartha Gautama
• collapse of the Zhou dynasty in China
• Confucius

Discussion will terminate at midnight on 28 September 2009.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Teacher
Luther Burbank High School

Readings for Pre-AP World History (Week 5)

Complete the following readings for homework ...

... from World History: Connections to Today chapter 5:

• "Governing the City-States" (p. 106)
• "Athens: A Limited Democracy" (p. 107)
• "Athens in the Age of Pericles" (p. 110)
• "Alexander the Great" (p. 120)

Note: You are to take Cornell notes on these readings and submit on 25 September 2009.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Teacher
Luther Burbank High School

Readings for Pre-AP World History (Week 4)

Complete the following readings for homework ...

... from World History: Connections to Today chapters 3 and 4:

• "Aryan Civilization" (p. 55)
• "China Under the Shang" (p. 60)
• "The Zhou Dynasty" (p. 63)
• "Beliefs of Hinduism" (p. 76)
• "Gautama Buddha: The Enlightened One" (p. 78)

Note: You are to take Cornell notes on these readings and submit on 18 September 2009.
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Carlos De León
Social Studies Teacher
Luther Burbank High School