Lesson 3 - Other religions

• Levensbeschouwing
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Unit 3: 

The origins of world religions

Lesson 3:

Other religions

Lesson goals & lesson structure

Goals

• Knowledge: some basic facts on smaller religions
• Skills: take down notes

Structure

1. Video: Zoroastrianism + questions

2. Video: Jainism + questions

3. Assignments

4. Reflection: what do we know now?

02:05

How does Zoroastrianism call 'hell'?

1. Worst Existence
2. Pretty Existence
3. Happy Existence
4. Awesome Existence

02:21

Where Judaism, Christianity and Islam influenced by Zoroastrianism?

1. yes, in some concepts
2. no, not at all

03:27

At the current rate of decline, Zoroastrianism will..

1. .. continue to exist.
2. .. stop to exist.

00:58

True or False: Gandhi was influenced by Jainism.

1. True
2. False

01:35

What do believers of Jainism do at the end of life?

1. They just sit and wait.
2. They drink a lot of beer.
3. They starve themselves to death.
4. They look out of the window.

Assignment: page 50

• Take down the key words mentioned on page 50 in your own notebook. 

Assignment: page 50

• Complete activity three. It is about the concept 'minority'. How does it feel to be a minority?
• After you're done, we'll discuss it in class.
• You've got 8 minutes.

Reflection: what do we know now?

• Some basic facts of other, smaller religions, like Zoroastrianism and Jainism.
• Jainism has a strong belief in 'ahimsa', non-injury to other living beings.
• The concept 'minority'.