Engage your students in your World Religions lessons.

Material Covered:

• Key vocabulary - Pali Canon, amitabha, arhat, bodhi tree, Dalai Lama, mantra, mandala, Pure Land Buddhism, sutra, zen, nirvana, Deer Park
• Life of the Buddha - born, early life, meditations, Bodhi tree
• Buddhist concepts - dukkha, samsara, rebirth, karma, nirvana
• The Four Noble Truths - Dukkha, Samudaya, Magga, Niroda
• The Eightfold Path - right veiw, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration
• The three jewels of Buddhism - Buddha, dharma, sangha
• The Dharmachakra
• Schools of Buddhism - vajrayana, mahayana, theravad
• Buddhist monasticism - Avasa, Arama, roles
• Early Buddhism - 1st and 2nd Buddhist councils
• Buddhism during the Maurya Empire map
• Expansion of Buddhism map
• Buddhist influence - India, central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, southeast Asia
• Buddhist temples - Maya Devi, Mahabodhi, Parinirvana, Tainning, Eihei-ji, Angkor Wat
• Buddhism vs. Hinduism venn diagram

In this resource you will find...

• 12 graphic organizers: 10 with text on them, and 2 left blank for your own customization.
• 3 maps are also included; one of the primary locations of the schools of Buddhism, one of the Maurya Empire, and one of the expansion of Buddhism out of India.
• 3 1/2 pages of thorough suggested answers that you are free to use with these graphic organizers and flippables.
• Previews of each page in action for you or your students to reference.
• A cover page and table of contents is also included.

Material Covered:

• Key vocabulary - atman, avatar, caste, guru, meditation, untouchables, vedas, upanishads, mantra, polytheism, sait, and lotus position
• The roots of Hinduism - the three Aryan gods - Indra, Agni, and Soma
• The spread of Hinduism out of India and into southeast Asia
• Basic beliefs - Dharma, Artha, Samsara, Karma, and Moksha
• The Trimurti - Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva
• Other major deities - Lakshmi, Parvati, Shakti, Durga, Kali, Krishna, Rama, Ganesha, Indra, Varuna, Rudra, and Hanuman
• Hindu creation myths - in the Rigveda, in the Shatapatha, in the Puranas
• Schools of philosophy - mimamsa, samkhya, yoga, nyaya, vaisheshika
• Hindu text - Shruti and Smritit
• Sanskrit epics - the Mahabharata and the Ramayana
• Traditions - Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism
• Practices - rituals, rites of passage, Bhakti, festivals, and pilgrimages
• Hindu festivals - Pongal, Maha Shivaratri, Holi, Vasant Navratri, Rama Navami, Hanuman Jayanti, Sitalsasthi, Deepavali
• Varnas (the caste system) - Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, Shudras, Untouchables
• Hindu temples - Shiv, Dakshineswar, Rajarani, Natarajar

In this resource you will find...

•  15 graphic organizers: 12 with text on them, and 2 left blank for your own customization.
• 2 maps: one blank map of India; one of the spread of Hinduism into southeast Asia
• 3 1/2 pages of thorough suggested answers that you are free to use with these graphic organizers and flippables.
• Previews of each page in action for you or your students to reference.
• A cover page and table of contents is also included.

Material Covered:

• Key vocabulary - 13 principles of faith, 613 commandments, Aaron, Aron Kodesh, Bimah, Esther, Gentile, Hebrew, Israel, Jerusalem, Kosher, Aramaic, Messiah, Patriarchs, Passover, Purim, Rabbi, Sabbath
• The 13 articles of faith
• Parts of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) - the Torah, the Nevi'im, and the Ketuvim
• Children of Israel - the three patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob)
• Jewish matriarchs - Sarah, Leah, Rebekah, and Rachel
• The Exodus - Israelites in Egypt, Moses sent by God, parting of the Red Sea, in the wilderness
• The 10 commandments
• The twelve tribes of Israel - Reuban, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin
• The kings of Israel - Saul, David, and Solomon
• The split of Israel into the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah
• Babylonian captivity - Jehoakim, Nubuchadnezzar, Cyrus the Great, Zerubbabel
• The second temple

In this resource you will find...

• 14 graphic organizers: 12 with text on them, and 2 left blank for your own customization.
• 2 maps are also included; one of the location of the twelve tribes of Israel, and one of the split of Israel into the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah.
• A picture of what the second temple would have looked like
• 4 1/2 pages of thorough suggested answers that you are free to use with these graphic organizers and flippables.
• Previews of each page in action for you or your students to reference.
• A cover page and table of contents is also included.

Material Covered:

• Key vocabulary - salvation, Kingdom of God, Messaih, Apostle, parable, redemption, Gospel, heresy, disciple, Bethlehem, Constantine, Bible
• Beliefs - creed
• Life of Jesus - birth, life, death, resurrection
• The Trinity
• Scriptures - Old and New Testaments
• The Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
• The seven sacraments - baptism, penance, eucharist, confirmation, holy orders, matrimony, last rites
• Liturgical calendar - Advent, Christmastide, Epiphanytide, ordinary time, Lent, Holy Week, Paschal Triduum, Eastertide, Pentecost
• Christian symbols - cross/crucifix, ichthys, alpha & omega, staurogram, chi rho, dove
• Early Christianity - apostolic church, post-apostolic church
• Roman persecution - reasons, Nero, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius to Maximinus, Decius, Valerian, Diocletian
• Early heresies - adoptionism, arianism, docetism, ebonites, gnosticism, marcionism 
• Councils - first council of Nicaea, first council of Constantinople, first council of Ephesus, council of Chalcedon, second council of Constantinople, third council of Constantinople, second council of Nicaea
• Spread of Christianity map
• Branches of Christianity

In this resource you will find...

• 12 graphic organizers: 10 with text on them, and 2 left blank for your own customization.
• 1 map of the spread of Christianity is also included.
• 4 1/2 pages of thorough suggested answers that you are free to use with these graphic organizers and flippables.
• Previews of each page in action for you or your students to reference.
• A cover page and table of contents is also included.

Material Covered:

• Key vocabulary - Caliph, Caliphate, Abrahamic, Allah, Ramadan, Hadith, Ka'bah, Mosque, Monotheism, Sunnah, Surah, Adhan
• Belieifs (6 articles of faith) - belief in Allah, belief in the angels, belief in divine books, belief in the prophets, belief in the day of judgement, belief in Allah's predestination
• The five pillars of Islam - faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage
• Pilgrimage to Mecca 
• Judaism vs. Islam venn diagram
• Prophets of Islam - Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad
• The life of Muhammad - born, life in Mecca, the Qur'an, opposition, life in Medina, back to Mecca, death
• The Qur'an - history, significance, contents, recitation
• Sharia Law - history, areas of law, where it is enforced
• Ramadan - beginning, night of power, fasting, charity, nightly prayers, recitation of the Qur'an, cultural practices, end
• The Rashidun Caliphate - Abu Bakr, Uthman Ibn Affan, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, Ali Ibn Talib
• The spread of Islam map
• Sunni Islam - beliefs, rightly-guided Caliphs, schools of law, holy sites
• Shia Islam - beliefs, holy days, branches, Ahl Al-Kisa

In this resource you will find...

• 14 graphic organizers: 12 with text on them, and 2 left blank for your own customization.
• 1 map of the spread of Islam is also included
• A picture of pilgrims at Mecca is included
• 4 1/2 pages of thorough suggested answers that you are free to use with these graphic organizers and flippables.
• Previews of each page in action for you or your students to reference.
• A cover page and table of contents is also included.