With the clocks we showed what time it was here and what time it was in India at the time. 

The bottom two flaps show a write up about Gandhi and The Taj Mahal.

The layered book, I think that is what it is called, is showing the ranks of the Caste system.  However, I wish we had done it in the shape of a person.  When it was taught to her we drew a person and labeled the head as the Brah-min – high priests.  The shoulders were the Kshatriyas – kings, warriors, soldiers that protect and guard the country.  The arms were the Vaisyas, which used their hands to work.  They were the third in the caste system and contained the merchants, skilled workers and farmers who provided all of India with food and products necessary for living.  The legs were the Sudras, which was the fourth and final level of the caste system.  These were the servants.  Finally, under the feet we had the untouchables.  They were deemed "unclean" and polluting.  Their role in life and society is to perform menial, degrading jobs like burying corpses, and killing or skinning animals, cleaning toilets and clearing rubbish and body excretion.   I still have a copy of this person if you want it - just let me know.  I could not figure out how to post it. 

When we finished the Caste system we compared it to the ranking system of the Middle Ages and Renaissance time period. 

Right side of folder

On the bottom flap we have a book we made of symbols of India.  On each page we put a picture of the symbol, what it was, and what is symbolized.  In our book of symbols we included the emblem, animal, bird, flower, tree, fruit, and sport.

Right side of folder with bottom flap opened

The top left hand corner of this is a write up comparing Christianity and Hinduism.  Under that is a picture of a girl in a Sari.  Under that we compared the clothing of women and men in India.  Next to the picture of a girl in a Sari is a picture and a write up of Amy Carmichael.

This picture is showing the book of Major Hindu gods opened.  With Samantha I did not really go into this too much.  I just explanied to her that the Hindu religion belives in many gods where as the Christian faith only believes in one God. 

Back Cover

Here we labled the mountains of India and the dessert as well as the following surrounding countries:  Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Pakistan.