Exploring World Religions Chart Project
As
we travel around the world exploring the different geographic regions we will
study about the people and cultures of each region. An important part of culture is religion, and it can dominate a
culture’s way of life. Your job for
this project is to research eight religions and create a chart that gives
important information about each of the religions. Your chart will be filled-in with the specific information given
below:
Religions
Buddhism Christianity Confucianism Hinduism
Islam Judaism Sikhism Taoism
Chart Components
·
Country
or region of the world it originated and approximate date of origin
·
2
Important people for that religion (include at least one picture for each)
·
Place
of worship (include at least one picture for each)
·
Ideas
about God or gods (just key beliefs)
·
Important
holidays (at least 2 with dates)
·
Symbols
(with pictures for each)
·
Sacred
writings and books
·
Views
of the afterlife (key ideas and beliefs)
·
Main
branches or subgroups of the religion (key differences)
All
of this must be presented in a clear and neat manner on one chart. Pencil is not acceptable on the finished
product.
Name______________________
World Religions Chart
Scoring Guide
Criteria |
Points Possible |
Points Earned |
TITLE |
5 |
|
PLACE
OF ORIGIN |
8 |
|
IMPORTANT
PEOPLE |
10 |
|
PLACE
OF WORSHIP |
10 |
|
GOD
OR GODS |
8 |
|
HOLIDAYS |
16 |
|
SYMBOLS |
8 |
|
SACRED
WRITINGS |
8 |
|
AFTERLIFE |
8 |
|
BRANCHES |
8 |
|
NEATNESS |
11 |
|
TOTAL |
100 |
|
Some
useful web sites:
http://www.webstationone.com/fecha/religion.htm
http://religionworld.org/religions.html
http://emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/cultural/religion/
http://home.about.com/religion/