Religion and Ethnicity Bell Work Bell Work 1

Religion and Ethnicity Bell Work

Bell Work #1 ►Step 1 – How would you define identity? 2 – Write down 5 words you would use to identify yourself. ►Step 3 - On scale of 1 -10 (1 being least important, 10 being most) how important is religion: § In your home? § In the United States? § In the world? ►How many people wrote down something about religion as a way to identify yourself?

Bell Ringer #2 * Watch a video on religious hearths and the diffusion of the world’s five major religions. * Write down the world’s religious cultural hearths and by population, the world’s five major world religions. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Av. Fl 6 UBZLv 4

Bell Work #3 ► Why can religion be such a major piece of one’s identity?

Bell Work #4 ► List the 5 major religions of the world in order of number of followers and where do you find these religions?

Bell Work #5 ►Define Secularism and Fundamentalism. Using a religion of your choice, explain how religious beliefs can drive people to extremist behaviors.

Bell Work #6 ► North Africa and Middle East Map Quiz

Bell Work #7 ► List one claim Israel has over the Holy Land. AND ► List one claim the Palestinians have over the Holy Land.

Bell Work #8 ► Define Race. ► Is race genetic? ► How could you define your own nationality, ethnicity and race?

Bell Work #9 ► What is Apartheid? What were the consequences of Apartheid in South Africa?

Bell Work #10 ► Define nationalism and list one way in which countries display nationalism.

Bell Work #11 ►What is the difference between ethnic cleansing and genocide?