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DO NOW: Spread of Monotheistic Religions Directions: Copy and complete. 1. Why are there only ____ million Jews (page 2) in the world? One major reason is the ____________________ (page 5), or the scattering of Jews all over the world. 2. Why are there over _____ billion Christians (page 2) in the world? One major reason is the missionary work of _________________________ (page 14). Another major reason is the acceptance of Christianity by a Roman emperor named ______________________ (page 14). 3. Why are there over _____ billion Muslims (page 2) in the world? Lets find out how Islam spread! 14 Jewish Diaspora St. Paul Constantine 1.5 2.1

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Objective SWBAT explain how Islam spread as a result of military conquest.

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Key Points Muhammad and his followers used military conquest to expand their territory. By Muhammads death, most of the Arabian Peninsula was under his control. A Muslim ruler after Muhammad was known as a caliph. Muslims allowed conquered people to keep their religion, but only if they paid a special tax.

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Lets take a tour of the Muslim Empire

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First stop, Mecca

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Mecca Today Since 1985, over 95% of Meccas historic buildings have been demolished to make way for new construction.

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Next stop, Damascus

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Damascus Today Because of a civil war, there has been a lot of violence in Damascus, Syria over the past few years.

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Next stop, Jerusalem

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Jerusalem Today Because of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Muslims do not always have free access to the Dome of the Rock. Here, Israeli soldiers guard the entrance.

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Next stop, Cordoba

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Next stop, Granada

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Next stop, Baghdad

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Mongols Conquer Baghdad 1258

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Baghdad Today Because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, there was and still is a lot of violence in Baghdad.