Friday – December 13, 2013 Mr. Lombardi

Do Now: [fake scenario] Mr. Lombardi is not in class today. Student A comes into the classroom and says, “I spoke to Mr. Lombardi yesterday morning and he wants us to write a five-page essay about belief systems today in class.” Student B then says, “The five-page essay was a joke. I spoke to him right before he went home yesterday.”

Which student do you believe and why?

Aim: How did Islam shape the values of society?

• Monday, Dec. 16:– meet in the library (room 249)

• Tuesday, Dec. 17:– meet in our regular classroom

• Wednesday, Dec. 18:– SBO Day

– meet in the library computer room (room 249)• Thursday, Dec. 19:

– meet in the library (room 249)• Friday, Dec. 20:

– meet in the library computer room (room 249)

Our schedule next week:Reminders:1.Absolutely NO food/drink allowed in the library or computer room.2.Project is due: January 3, 2014 (Friday)

Christianity

Activity• Read and complete the handout, The Rise of

Islam with a partner.– Answer all three questions AND fill-in the chart.

Why would Muslims preach

that Muhammad was the last

prophet?

Activity #2• Read and complete the handout, Islam on

your own.

The Five PillarsI. Faith

– Must worship only one God (Allah).

II. Prayer– Must pray five times per day (facing Mecca).

III. Alms– Must give to the poor (in the form of a tax).

IV. Fast– Can only eat one meal per day during Ramadan.

V. Pilgrimage– Must visit Mecca at least once in your lifetime.

Summary• How can we compare and contrast

Islam, Judaism, and Christianity? (triple Venn diagram handout)

REVIEW

RegentsPrep

1. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

(1) provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior

(2) encourage the use of statues to symbolize God(3) promote learning as a means to salvation (4) support a belief in reincarnation

2. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity share a belief in

(1) the central authority of the Pope (2) a prohibition of the consumption of port (3) reincarnation and the Four Noble Truths (4) monotheism and ethical conduct

3. Jewish religious and cultural identity has been greatly influenced by

(1) the New Testament and the Four Noble Truths(2) Ramadan and the concept of reincarnation (3) the Torah and the Diaspora (4) the Koran and the code of bushido

4. One way in which the Vedas, the Bible, and the Koran are similar is that these religious books

(1) provide guidelines to govern the behavior of believers

(2) deny the existence of a supreme being who rules the universe

(3) encourage strife between segments of believers (4) support political rebellions to overthrow existing

governments

5. The Buddhist religion teaches that salvation is earned by

(1) worshiping Allah as the one true god (2) following the Ten Commandments (3) learning to give up selfish desire (4) being baptized and confirmed