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India Inquiry -- History 30% Project History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use the
knowledge of the past to address current issues

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)
Where Buddhism is still practiced and how long it has been practiced there will both be found in this search. Also, how many people still practice it will be found. This search will be very successful and productive.

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.
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. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/history/britishbuddhism_1.shtml>.

3.) Citations of References

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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.)151,816 people in Britain practice Buddhism exclusively. 2.)Britain is a place where a huge amount of Buddhists live. 3.)In the 1800s Buddhists came to the west coast and spread around America. 4.)Yoga and meditating were made popular by Buddhists.

5.) Analysis (5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model) Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry Question For your Evidence statement use one of your Direct Quotes Color-code your paragraph -Cultural diffusion of Buddhism came to America in the 1800s. Buddhists popularized yoga and meditation. Buddhists have brought a great amount of wisdom and calming exercises to America and many other countries. 151,816 people in Britain practice Buddhism exclusively. This shows that Buddhism has spread a long way from India. Buddhism has diffused from ancient India to the today world and has grown to great numbers. Explain the cultural diffusion of Buddhism from ancient India to around the world today.

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

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 with multiple omissions, and does not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Historical Connections

Written Expression

Quality of Work

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

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

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