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.