Social Studies HS Guide

●​ Identify basic tenets of world religions. Examples include: ○​ Origins ○​ Beliefs ○​ Rites of Passage

○​ Holidays ○​ Symbols ○​ Pilgrimages ○​ God/Gods (Mono/Polytheistic)

○​ Sacred Text ○​ Holy Places

○​ Places of Worship ○​ Branches/Divisions ●​ Identify world religions:

○​ Hinduism ○​ Buddhism ○​ Judaism ○​ Christianity ○​ Islam ○​ Examples may also include:

■​ Sikhism ■​ Taoism ■​ Confucianism ●​ Identify and explain the following for each of the major world religions:

○​ Origins ○​ Beliefs ○​ Rites of Passage

○​ Holidays ○​ Symbols ○​ Pilgrimages ○​ God/Gods (Mono/Polytheistic)

○​ Sacred Text ○​ Holy Places

○​ Places of Worship ○​ Branches/Divisions ○​ Affect on daily lives of people ○​ Basic tenets do not include fringe or extreme beliefs.

VOCABULARY ●​ Tenets

●​ World religions ●​ Origins ●​ Beliefs ●​ Rites of Passage

●​ Holidays ●​ Symbols ●​ Pilgrimages ●​ God/gods (mono/polytheistic)