Belief systems A study in spiritual life and moral codes

1. Essential Questions How do people make sense of their world? Why do belief systems bring people together or pull them apart? Are the world’s belief systems more similar than different? What impact do belief systems have on society? How do belief systems shape the society and culture? How do belief systems influence people’s ideas and in turn actions? Belief systemsA study in spiritual life and moral codes

2. Warm-up Journal: • What’s going on in this image? • What do you SEE that makes you say that? • What MORE can you find?

3. Overview Colonization • On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I granted a charter to a group of 25 adventurers, giving them a monopoly on trade between England and the countries in the East Indies. The Company established settlements in Bombay, on India's west coast, and on India's east coast, in Calcutta and Madras. They became centers for Indian textiles that were in high demand in Europe, including cotton cloth, chintz, and calico.

4. Overview Colonization • The company's two primary competitors in the region were the Dutch East India Company and the French Compagnie des IndesOrientales. Armies of Indians were hired as soldiers and supplied with European weaponry increased the Company's might against its western competitors and were even used to control the courts of Indian princes.

5. Overview Colonization • The Great Rebellion of 1857 (also called the Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Rebellion, and First War of Independence) began as a mutiny by Bengal army soldiers, or sepoys, against their commanders in the army of the British East India Company. The rebellion came out of the sepoy's long-held grievances about unfair assignments, low pay, limited opportunities for advancement, and the reorganization of Awadh, a region from which a third of them had been recruited. A more immediate cause of insult to the sepoys was the new Lee Enfield rifle that required soldiers to reload by biting off the ends of cartridges greased with pig and cow fat, substances offensive to both Muslim and Hindu religions.

6. Overview Colonization • On May 10, 1857, the sepoysposted in Meerut attacked officers and marched on Delhi after their colleagues had been punished for refusing to use the new cartridges. Once in Delhi, the uprising gained legitimacy when the sepoys made the 82-year-old Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II the leader of their rebellion. Other soldiers, primarily those stationed in northern India, joined the revolt, and popular uprisings also broke out in the countryside. Central India and the cities of Delhi, Lucknow, and Cownpore (Kanpur) became the primary areas of unrest while areas further south, where the Bombay and Madras armies and many princes and elites remained loyal, were largely untouched by the rebellion.

7. British Raj Colonization • Video • http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/21.html#british_raj

8. British Raj Colonization • To the British, India served as the jewel of the British Empire. The banks of Britain overflowed with wealth taken from the subcontinent (of India). The initial acquisition (take over) of India by the British East India Company and the ongoing domination under the British Raj of a population many times the size of the occupying force proved to be a remarkable feat. Beyond the economic justification, the British believed the Indians were one of the many inferior races around the world and that a strong European influence would enlighten the people of India.

9. “The White Man’s Burden” Colonization • This attitude was clearly expressed in Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden." Kipling spent his childhood in India and shared the British perception of the Englishman's place in the world. After the poem was published in Harper's Magazine in 1898, a flurry of responses were penned throughout the globe attacking the attitude and motives of the British.

10. “The White Man’s Burden” • Read Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" and analyze it, closely looking at the western perception of non-white cultures. Review some of the reactions to the poem written at the time. • Write a reaction poem that draws upon the events described in the lesson.

11. Exit Ticket: British Raj 1. Which company established settlements in India? • British East India Company • Dutch East India Company • French East India Company • Hollister 2. What is colonization? • Taking over • Act of establishing settlements • Act of controlling a group of people • Borrowing land 3. How did the Great Rebellion of 1857 begin? • Colonization of India • Lost money • Mutiny of sepoys • Unfair conditions 4. Who wrote The White Man’s Burden? • William Shakespeare • Homer • Confucius • Rudyard Kipling 5. What country is The White Man’s Burden written about? • Britain • India • United States • Spain

12. Homework • Writing the final paper • Extra Credit: • Vocabulary Flashcards • Belief System’s Movie Review

13. Warm-up • What is the purpose of a conclusion? • Why write a conclusion?

14. Step 15: Conclusion • When writing the conclusion it is an opportunity to tell the reader the purpose of having written the paper. Essentially, you are telling the reader WHY (s)he should care about the topic you have written about. • In your conclusion, you should not just be repeating statements from the introduction or body paragraphs. • The general structure of your conclusion should be as follows: • Connections: How can you connect this to other time periods or events? • Relevance: What should the reader take away from your essay? Why is (s)he glad to have read your paper?

15. Step 15: Conclusion • Modeling a good introduction:

16. Activity • Write – Step 15: Conclusion • If there is time… Work on writing your final paper

17. Homework • Writing the final paper • Extra Credit: • Vocabulary Flashcards • Belief System’s Movie Review