What does it mean to be civilized What are some examples of uncivilized behavior Animism Make a prediction What do you think ANIMISM is Animism Worlds oldest belief system Central belief is the belief that spirits exist in the natural world ID: 209530
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Slide1
Answer the following questions in your notebook. If you are working with a partner, discuss your answers:
What does it mean to be civilized?
What are some examples of uncivilized behavior?Slide2
Animism
Make a prediction: What do you think ANIMISM is?Slide3
Animism:
World’s
oldest belief systemCentral belief is the belief that spirits exist in the natural worldSlide4
Animists believe that everything in nature has a spirit.
Ex: A rock has a spirit. A river has a spirit. The earth has a spirit.Slide5
Rituals: Animists offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits.Slide6
Animism is still practiced in parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America today!Slide7
Turn and
Talk (with partner) or Stop and Jot if you’re working solo:Do you think that Animism is a civilized religion
?Why or why not?Slide8
Shintoism
Similar beliefs to Animism.
Oldest religion of Japan. It is Japanese animism. Slide9
Shinto shrines or temples are found in nature
– near a lake or on a mountain. Nature is so important to Shintoists
!Slide10
The Japanese believed that the emperor of Japan was a descendant of the sun goddess called
Amaterasu.Slide11
Shintoism
is still practiced as a religion in Japan today.