Website Resource for World Religions

On Friday and Tuesday we will be in the lab during 3rd and 4th period, working on our religion RAFT assignment. Here is a very good website to supplement your research - Beliefnet contains information about the basic practices and beliefs of all major world religions.

Introduction to World Religions

We have moved into talking about religion, the second major building block of civilization we are discussing (the first was government or law). After discussing the religion of Ancient Egypt today, we will start talking about major modern world religions tomorrow and Thursday. The religions we are studying include Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam.

Thursday and Friday in Class

Thursday and Friday we will start examining the basic building blocks of civilization by discussing law, government, and Hammurabi's Code. Hammurabi's code is one of the earliest examples of a law that was written down, and further illustrates other building blocks of civilization including religion and people.

Wednesday in Class

Wednesday we will be looking at some photographs from a series called "Material World". The Material World photographer asked families around the world to move their possessions just outside their home, with their most prized possessions right in front. He then took a picture of the family in front of their home, with all of their material property in the picture with them. We will work in pairs, answering some questions about the pictures, and then sharing observations with the class.

If I could visit anywhere in the world ....

Welcome to our class blog!

Tuesday (January 8th) in class we will be working in the lab (Room 313, on the same hall as our classroom), primarily so we can get everyone set up on the blog. Follow the directions to set up a Gmail (Google email) account, join the blog, and post a response to this question:

If I could visit anywhere in the world (outside the United States) it would be:

Make sure you explain your answer in at least a paragraph. The more descriptive and interesting you can be, the better. For example, my answer would be:

I would like to visit Italy sometime this year. I have heard it is very beautiful and the weather is supposed to be awesome. Italy was also the birthplace of the Renaissance and I would love to see all the art and architecture Italy is famous for. It is also one of the last major European countries I haven't visited.