Origins of World Belief Systems — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: Classical Civilizations & Belief Systems

What these drills covers

By the end of Origins of World Belief Systems you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: belief tradition, attribution, monotheism, context, doctrine.

Problem 1

Can one practice summarize every adherent?
Answer and explanation

No. Internal differences, setting and historical change matter.

No. Internal differences, setting and historical change matter.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Does Hindu diversity reduce to one universal description of gods?
Answer and explanation

No. Forms of worship and philosophical interpretations vary.

No. Forms of worship and philosophical interpretations vary.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

How should a class present a theological claim?
Answer and explanation

Attribute it to the relevant community or text and distinguish it from a historical claim about people/events.

Attribute it to the relevant community or text and distinguish it from a historical claim about people/events.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

Why avoid a single permanent checklist?
Answer and explanation

Traditions are internally varied, historically changing and connected with wider societies.

Traditions are internally varied, historically changing and connected with wider societies.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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