Alabama Social Studies SS24.HG.7

SS24.HG.7 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.HG.7a

  Identify major religions, their places of origin, and areas of expansion.

• SS24.HG.7b

  Compare and contrast ceremonies based on religious traditions in a variety of cultures, including marriages, funerals, and coming-of-age rituals.

• SS24.HG.7c

  Explain how religion influences political views around the world.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students locate where major religions began and where they spread. They compare marriage, funeral, and coming-of-age practices from different traditions. They explain how religious beliefs can shape political views in different places.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can locate Buddhism’s origins in South Asia and trace its spread into East Asia. They can compare a Jewish bar or bat mitzvah with a Catholic confirmation, naming a practice in each. They can explain a religious argument in a debate over Saturday bus service in Israel.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think Buddhism began in China because it is widely practiced there. They may assume everyone in a religion follows the same ceremony. They may also assume people who share a religion hold the same political views.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Mark where Islam began and one region it spread to. Name one difference between a Muslim nikah and a Hindu wedding, then give one example of religion shaping a political debate.

1. 01

   Give pairs a blank world map and origin cards for five major religions; have them mark each origin and draw one expansion route.

2. 02

   Read short accounts of a Muslim nikah and a Hindu wedding, then ask students to write one similarity and one difference.

3. 03

   Run a card sort matching descriptions of weddings, funerals, and coming-of-age ceremonies to their traditions and life events.

4. 04

   Give students a paragraph on Israel’s Saturday bus service debates; have them underline a religious argument and circle a proposed policy.

• SS24.S.4a

  Describe ways in which cultures differ, change, and resist change, including countercultures, subcultures, and ethnocentric beliefs.

• SS24.HG.4a

  Identify and describe essential aspects of culture, including architecture, art, belief systems, customs, food, languages, religion, technology, and traditions.

• SS24.8.6c

  Explain how religious beliefs and practices shaped culture in Indigenous societies.