WORLD HISTORYWELCOME TO CLASS!
• Please begin reading for your reading logs (10min)
• You will fill important locations on your map handout (5-10min)
• We will have a discussion/presentation on Chapter 6 today.
• We will have some classwork afterwards.
• Be prepared to participate!
WORLD HISTORYChapter 6: Day 1
The Rise of Islam
GOAL OF THE CHAPTER
• We will understand how ancient Arab and Islamic culture & ideas have impacted our modern world.
• We will understand the impact of Islam and how it has helped shape our modern world.
• We will participate, discuss, and explore the chapter to expand our understanding & knowledge.
WYOMING STATE STANDARDS
• #2 Culture/Cultural Diversity
Students demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and how these cultures have contributed and continue to contribute to the world in which we live.
• #4 Time, Continuity, & Change
Students demonstrate an understanding of the people, events, problems, ideas, and cultures that were significant in the history of our community, state, nation, and world.
RISE OF ISLAM: ARABS
• The Arabian Peninsula: Desert environment, very little water
• Arabs: Organized into tribes, ruled by sheikhs
• Economy: Farming and herding near oases
• Camels become domesticated (1,000 B.C.)
RISE OF ISLAM: ARABS
• Polytheistic origins: Also believed in a supreme god (You all know the name)
• The Kaaba in Makkah (Mecca): Contains a massive black meteorite.
• Most important holy place in Islam.
• The Kaaba is a link between heaven and earth, the gateway to heaven.
RISE OF ISLAM: ARABSFind & Label these locations: Page 193
PersiaRed Sea
IraqMed. Sea
ConstantinoplePersian GulfMorocco
Asia MinorTunisiaSpainFranceArabian PeninsulaPalestineSyriaEgypt
RISE OF ISLAM: MUHAMMAD
ALL ON TEST
• Born in Makkah (Mecca)
• Orphaned at 5
• Married a rich widow – Khadija (his wife)
• Became troubled by the gap between rich and poor.
• Went to the hills to meditate & received revelations from God (Allah).
RISE OF ISLAM: MUHAMMAD
• He believed that Allah (God) had already revealed himself through Moses and Jesus (Jewish and Christian traditions).
• He believed he was getting the final revelations of Allah (God)
RISE OF ISLAM: MUHAMMAD• Quran: Holy book of Islam
• Islam means peace through submission to the will of Allah.
• Quran contains ethical guidelines and laws which believers are to live by.
• Muslims are people who practice the religion of Islam.
• Islam has only one God, Allah, and Muhammad is the prophet.
RISE OF ISLAM: MUHAMMAD
• His wife, Khadija, urged him to follow the revelations and became the first convert to Islam.
• The wealthy feared he would upset the social and political order.
• Left Makkah (Mecca) due to persecution and went to Madinah: City of the Prophet.
RISE OF ISLAM: MUHAMMAD• Submission to the will of Allah (God) means submission to his prophet.
• Muhammad returns to Makkah (Mecca) with 10,000 men.
• The Kaaba is declared a sacred shrine of Islam.
• Muhammad dies two years later. (10 years after receiving revelations)
RISE OF ISLAM: THE FIRST CALIPH
• Muhammad never named a successor before his death.
• Abu Bakr is chosen as the leader.
• Muhammad’s father-in-law & chief advisor
• Abu Bakr becomes a Caliph: Religious and political leader.
RISE OF ISLAM: THE FIRST CALIPH
• United the Muslim world
• Expanded past Arabia
• CONCEPT: Jihad
You’ve heard it on T.V. and from everyone who thinks they know what they’re talking about.
Jihad means struggle. There is actually two forms.
Greater Jihad: The struggle to be a good Muslim. An inner spiritual struggle.
Lesser Jihad: The struggle against oppression by enemies of Islam (not necessarily armed struggle or violence.)
RISE OF ISLAM: THE FIRST CALIPH
• Arabs conquered Syria from the Byzantine Empire. Conquered Egypt, parts of North Africa, & the Persian Empire.
• Muslim warriors believed they had a place in paradise if they died in battle.
• Lets talk about this…what do you know vs what is actually true. Some of you are thinking about that 72 virgins rumor…
RISE OF ISLAM: DAY 1
• Please do your worksheets.
• Tomorrow (Tuesday) you learn about the Arab Empires.
