Go, Buddha, Go: Patterns in the Spread of Religions

GeoHistory
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of patterns of cultural diffusion, while also reinforcing their knowledge of where religions began and where they spread to.
Author: 
Rachael D. Henry
Grade Range: 
High School
Duration: 
1-2 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
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Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Answer Keys, and Assessments
application/pdf iconWorld Map
application/pdf iconAsia Map
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
2: How to use mental maps (a person's internalized picture of a part of Earth's surface) to organize information about people places, and environments
3: How to analyze the spatial organization of people places, and environments on Earth's surface
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past