Homework

__**Homework**__
 * 10/14/11; due: 10/17/11**
 * 1) Look back at chapter 4. Compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
 * 2) Carefully read pages 118 – 124
 * 3) What is ancestral veneration? Explain the origins and impact throughout China’s early history.
 * 4) List and then examine the social order/stratification within Ancient China.

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 * 10/13/11; due: 10/14/11**
 * Read (textbook) 109 – 118.**
 * Please work on being thorough/analytical with your work. Include as much pertinent information as possible.**
 * 1) Examine the role that geography played in the development of ancient China.
 * 2) What was the “Mandate of Heaven”? Examine how it effected/impacted the Chinese government.

1. Answer the "Questions for Analysis" on p. 33. Questions No. 1 - 4. **__THE READING & ASSIGNMENTS: 10/11/11; due: 10/13/11__** **Textbook:** Read pp, 99 – 105. **See the READER or __HUMAN RECORD,__ Vol. 1: to 1500 book, read pp. 67 – 75.** Students need not answer/address any of the questions. Simply read it all, and if any, come to class with questions/comments. **Actively read the handout:** “The Enlightened One and his land” **Review the detail outline:** “Ancient Indian Civilization”.
 * See the READER or __HUMAN RECORD,__ Vol. 1: to 1500 book, read pp. 30 – 33.**
 * What are the Upanishads, and what are the basic ideas they contain?
 * Explain the caste system.
 * Focus on the origins (structure/stratification, function, etc.) and effects of the caste system.
 * What were the origins of Hinduism? How did this faith impact/effect its followers/citizens of India.
 * How did Buddhism begin, and what are the basic beliefs?

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========================================================================================================= **Read Ch. 4**: **pp. 87 – 99.** **(10/07/11; due: 10/11/11).** Upon completion, **//thoroughly examine early societies throughout South Asia.//** Throughout your analysis be sure to address all of the below listed: · What evidence exists of well-developed Indian cities? · What were the two sources of prosperity in the early cities? · Who were the Aryans, and what were their contributions to the Indian culture? **See the READER or __HUMAN RECORD,__ Vol. 1: to 1500 book.** Also, read pp. 67 (“The Emergence of Brahminical Hinduism” to “The Hindu Search for Divine Reality”)- p. 68. Read P. 71 (“Dharma: The Imperative of Caste Law”) to p. 73. Be sure to answer the **Questions for Analysis** on p. 72.