Summer Assignment for 2019/20
Summer Assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to
establish a foundation of major belief systems that will be referenced
throughout our studies over the course of the year. All assignments are due on
the first day that AP World History meets for the 2019- 2020 school year.
Task 1: View the Podcast The Five Major World Religions a TED Talk by John Bellaimey (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-five-major-world-religions-john-bellaimey) Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Please handwrite these responses. 1. What definition does the video give of religion? 2. Who are the three main gods of Hinduism? 3. What events does the video state are the beginnings of the religion of Judaism? 4. In what way does the video say Judaism transformed itself after AD 70? 5. Who was Siddhartha Gautama? What differences exist between his early and later life? 6. What are some similarities between Christianity and Buddhism, according to the video? 7. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? 8. What are some common themes among the religions of the world, according to the video? |
Task 2: View the following videos and links:
Eastern Philosophies: The Buddha (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilBs32zN7I&t=2s) Eastern Philosophies: Lao Tzu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFb7Hxva5rg) Eastern Philosophies: Confucius (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhGRh4vdb8) What Is The History of Hinduism? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmV2Wd8bOcc) Abrahamic Religions: New World Encyclopedia (https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Abrahamic_religions) Zoroastrianism: New World Encyclopedia (https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Zoroastrianism) Complete the following chart using the video and web sources above. Please handwrite these responses in a the chart.
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