Ms. Bhakta- Hinduism and Buddhism
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California State Standards

Grade 6
6.5 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of India.
1.Locate and describe the major river system and discuss the physical setting that sup-ported the rise of this civilization.
3. Explain the major beliefs and practices of Brahmanism in India and how they evolved into early Hinduism.
5. Know the life and moral teachings of Buddha and how Buddhism spread in India, Ceylon, and Central Asia.

Grade 7
7.3 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of China in the Middle Ages.
1. Describe the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the spread of Buddhism in Tang China, Korea, and Japan


 
 

 

 
This site was created by Matthew Foglia and Ms. Bhakta of Griffith Middle School at the NEH Summer Institute " Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region ," held at the College of the Holy Cross .