India Inquiry -- History 30% Project History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use the

knowledge of the past to address current issues

Miranda Overson April 22, 2013 7 India Inquiry

Explore current Buddhism around the world. Use your prior knowledge of ancient India and Buddhism to center your claims.
Explain the cultural diffusion of Buddhism from ancient India to around the world today.

1.) Inquiry

(3-5+ sentences Stretch your thinking; Be specific; Draw connections from past history and current events)
Buddhism has spread around the world because people could have Indian genes in from their family. By having Indian blood in someone, the religion of Buddhism can spread easily like that around. Along with that, traditional Indian artwork could inspire one to become a Buddhist type of person. These kinds of activity help carry on the Buddhist religion all around the world.

2.) Prediction What do you think you will find?

A. Video -- Ancient India The Impact of Buddhism as a World Religion I did this one for you. See below. B. BBC Article -http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/history/britishbuddhism_ 1.shtml Use easybib.com to properly cite the reference materials that you use for your investigation within the selected news site. Select APA format. Alphabetize.

3.) Citations of References

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A.) Ancient India: The Impact of Buddhism as a World Religion. National Geographic 2005 Retrieved April 18, 2013, from Learn360: http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=128215 B.) BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.

4.) Investigation (2+ pieces of evidence per Citation = 4+ Pieces of Evidence)

(Expected and unexpected answers, insights, and questions related to the inquiry focus. Use Language Toolkit 2 for help with citations using APA style)
1.) Buddhism quickly spread to neighboring countries in Asia such as China, Korea, and Japan. 2.) Buddhism has also spread in yoga. Stretches and meditations are key in yoga which come from Buddhism 3.) In 2001 it was said that there are 150 thousand Buddhists in England. 4.) Buddhism was spread to England by schools and translations.

5.) Analysis (5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model) Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry Question
Explain the cultural diffusion of Buddhism from ancient India to around the world today.

For your Evidence statement use one of your Direct Quotes

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Color-code your paragraph -Buddhism has spread all around the world from India to many places around the world. Whether it was spread by travelers or by stories, Buddhism has been a big religion in many places. As a result, today almost every Buddhist tradition is represented in Britain. This shows that Brittan remains with a Indian background, which has most likely spread around to other places. In conclusion, evidence proves that Buddhism has been a big religious element to millions of people worldwide.

INQUIRY RUBRIC Research

A Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com without exception Ideas and elaboration include thorough and insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Is free of most errors in conventions.

B Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com with few exceptions. Ideas and elaboration include insightful historical connections. Includes variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice occasionally. Is generally free of most errors in conventions. Follows instructions

C Somewhat uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas or elaboration includes insightful historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and highlevel word choice. Has some errors in conventions.

D Does not use the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas nor elaboration include historical connections. Includes a lack of variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Contains errors in conventions, so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured. Follows instructions

Historical Connections

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completely and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

with one or two omissions, and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

with several omissions, may not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Miranda Overson April 22, 2013 7 India Inquiry with multiple omissions, and does not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.