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ISLAM
In CONTEXT
Islam – submissionMuslim – one who submits
Foundations
Islam began in the Arabian Peninsula within Arab Bedouin culture.
This culture was pastoral, tribal, and polytheistic
Foundations
Muhammad was a merchant who experienced a revelation of God (Allah) that would begin a new religion – with connections to Judaism and Christianity.
Texts
The Quran (Koran) contains the revelations given to Muhammad.
The Hadith are the teachings and actions of Muhammad.
Spread
After Muhammad gained followers and won a civil war against other clan leaders, more groups joined him.
Military success, the weakness of surrounding Empires, and elements of Islamic belief allowed Muslims to expand their control.
The next centuries saw rapid expansion of the Islamic empire.
Spread
As it spread, Arabic language and culture spread and mixed with other cultures.
Islamic Civilization 1500s
Spread & CHANGE
Soon after Muhammad’s death, two groups developed as a result of conflicting ideas about leadership.
Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam continued to split into smaller groups.
Spread & CHANGE As Islam spread into other regions it
influenced cultures. New cultures also influenced elements of
Islam.
Islam compared to Christianity
Both founders were in leadership and teaching for a relatively short time neither wrote texts
Both teachings initially appealed to lower classes and women
Both belief systems emphasized social justice
Both challenged the belief systems in their time and place.
Islam compared to Christianity
Unlike Christianity, Islam began as both a belief system and a political structure.
Muhammad saw his teaching as the final revelation of Allah
Unlike Christianity, Islamic belief was strictly monotheistic and limited representation of humans or things as idolatry.
Connections with Judaism and Christianity
Islam retained elements of Judaism and Christianity. Abraham Jesus (as a prophet) The Torah and Quran have similar narratives
ESSAY Prompts Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the social structure of Islamic Civilization as it spread from 600 ce to 1500 ce.
ESSAY Prompts Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the political structure of Islamic Civilization as it spread from 600 ce to 1500 ce.
ESSAY Prompts Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the culture of Islamic Civilization as it spread from 600 ce to 1500 ce.
ESSAY Prompts Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the commerce and trade of Islamic Civilization as it spread from 600 ce to 1500 ce.
ESSAY Prompts Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in Islamic Civilization as it spread from 600 ce to 1500 ce.
Analyze the similarities and differences in TWO of the following societies as they were impacted by Islam from 600 to 1500 ce. India Anatolia West Africa Spain