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UNIT 2: The Rise of Islam
Chapter8:
The Prophet Muhammad Standards Used
7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.
7.2.2Trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity.
7.2.3Explain the significance of the Qur’an and the Sunnah as the primary sources of Islamic beliefs, practice, and law, and their influence in Muslims’ daily life.
7.2.4Describe the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language.
PREVIEW ACTIVITY CH 8 page 49 Grey W/B
- Who was the most influential person in history? (please pick from the list)
(Note: You may want to find a copy of Michael Hart’s list of the 100 most influential people in history, either from his book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History or from the Internet, and use it to begin this discussion. Explain that Hart’s book fostered many arguments, and that many people disagreed with his list.)
BuddhaMartin Luther King Jr.
Julius Caesar Abraham Lincoln
Albert EinsteinMozart
Queen Elizabeth IMuhammad
JesusRosa Parks
Give 2 reasons to support your choice and write them in the box on p49
Hart ranked Muhammad first because of his influence in various roles:
- as a politician,
- military leader,
- social reformer,
- and religious leader
Explain that people have different opinions about which historical figures have most shaped our world or were most influential. Ask, How many of these names do you recognize? What do you know about Muhammad?
After students have shared their ideas, say,
Some people think Muhammad was the most influential person in history. If you don’t know much about him, you may not have considered him. Explain that Muhammad influenced the world in many ways. He and his followers created an empire that stretched from Spain to India. Today, one of every five people worldwide are followers of Islam, the religion he followed, including millions in the United States and in virtually every other country in the world. He was clearly an influential individual in history.
Tell students that in this activity they will learn about Muhammad’s life; Islam, the religion he taught; and its followers, the Muslims.
NOTES CH8 SEC 8.1– INTRODUCTION page 83
The Prophet Muhammad
- MUHAMMAD
- Born 570 C.E.
- Founded Islam
- MAKKAH (MECCA)
- Birthplace of Muhammad
- Many cents earlier was location where god tested:
- PROPHET ABRAHAM
- He was to leave his wife Hagar and baby son Ishmael in a desolate valley.
- She became thirsty and desperately searched for water
- A MIRACLE happened:
- A spring bubbled up at her son’s feet
- This was called ZAMZAM
- Over time people settled near it and Abraham
- BUILT HOUSE OF WORSHIP
- CALLED THE KA’BA
- By the time of Muhammad’s birth :
- MECCAWAS A CROSSROADS
- GREAT TRADE ROUTES
- Instead of worshiping Abraham’s one God
- PEOPLE WORSHIPED MANY GODS
- ISLAM – BELIEVED IN 1 GOD, STARTED BY MUHAMMAD
- MUSLIMS – PEOPLE WERE FOLLOWERS OF MUHAMMAD
SEC 8.2 ARABIA DURING MUHAMMAD’S TIME p. 84
- MAKKAH’S location:
- A dry, rocky valley in western Arabia
- An oasis, but did not have agriculture
- It gained its wealth as a trading city
- By 6th century C.E. was a prosperous city
- Especially by trading with: Yemen, Syria, and Africa
- But only a handful of families came to rule the city and its wealth
- They did not share the wealth with the weaker poorer CLANS.
- Makkah was also a religious center.
- The KA’BA a cube-shaped shrine held many statures as the people in those days were POLYTHEISTS
- Pilgrims from all over Arabia came to worship
- As many people lived in the desert, there was no central government in Arabia, so Arabs pledged their loyalty to larger groups called TRIBES
- Although not united as a nation, they shared ties of culture, especially language
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THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD
8.3 MUHAMMAD’S EARLY LIFE
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BIRTH
- ORPHAN
- TRADER
- MARRIAGE
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SEC 8.4 THE CALL TO PROPHETHOOD–
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- CAVE
- GABRIEL
- ALLAH
- QU’RAN
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SEC 8.5 MUHAMMAD’S TEACHING MEETS WITH REJECTION–
- P.87/TEXT
- P.52/WORKBOOK
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- REJECT
- FOLLOWERS
- BOYCOTT
- NIGHT JOURNEY
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SEC 8.6 FROM the MIGRATION to MADINAH to the END of HIS LIFE
- P.88/TEXT
- P.53/WORKBOOK
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- MADINAH
- PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
- BATTLES
- LAST SERMON
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SEC 8.7 THE FOUR CALIPHS P.89-TEXT & P.54-W/B
- ABUBAKR (father-in-law) 632-634 C.E.
- CALIPH UMAR634-644 C.E.
- CALIPH UTHMAN644-656 C.E.
- ALIibn ABI TALIB (son-in-law) 656-661 C.E.
- IMPORTANCE
- “rightly guided”
- Followed the Qur’an
- Followed the example of Muhammad
- WHAT DID THEY DO
1)ABUBAKR - 632-634 C.E.
- FOUGHT TO KEEP MUSLIMS TOGETHER
2)CALIPH UMAR - 634-644 C.E.
- EXPANDED THE MUSLIM EMPIRE BY FORCE
- INCLUDED:
- IRAQ
- PERSIA
- EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
- NORTHERN AFRICA
- THESE BECAME PROVINCES
- ALLOWED JEWS & CHRISTIANS TO WORSHIP AS LIKED
3)CALIPH UTHMAN - 644-656 C.E.
- SELECTED THE OFFICIAL QUR’AN
- GAVE JOBS TO HIS RELATIVES
- WAS KILLED BY REBELS
4)ALI ibn ABI TALIB - 656-661 C.E.
- WAS FROM MUHAMMAD’S CLAN AND THE UMAYYAD’S DID NOT LIKE HIM (TOO MANY RELATIVES IN GOVERNMENT)
- THERE WAS A CIVIL WAR - HE SETTLED IT BY NEGOTIATION – NOT IN BATTLE
- HE WAS KILLED BY THE UMAYYAD’S
SEC 8.8 THE UMAYYAD DYNASTY - P.89/TEXT & P.54/WORKBOOK
I.THE NEXT CALIPH WAS MU’AWIYAH LEADER OF UMAYYADS
A.MOST MUSLIMS CALLED SUNNIS CAME TO ACCEPT HIM
B.A MINORITY OF MUSLIMS DID NOT
1.– SHI’A (PARTY OF ALI)
2.THEY BELIEVED THAT ONLY PEOPLE DIRECTLY RELATED TO MUHAMMAD THROUGH HIS SON-IN-LAW ALI SHOULD BE CALIPH
C.HE FOUNDED A 100 YEAR DYNASTY
D.MOVED THE CAPITAL TO DAMASCUS
E.KEPT GARRISONS TO KEEP THE PEACE
II.CONTINUED TO EXPAND TO SPAIN IN 711CE
III.EXPANSION INTO EUROPE WAS STOPPED BY CHARLESMARTEL AT THE BATTLE OF TOURS IN 732
IV.THE MUSLIMS HELD ON TO SPAIN FOR ALMOST 800 YEARS AND CORDOBA BECAME A GREATCENTER OF LEARNING WHERE MUSLIM, JEWISH, AND CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS SHARED IDEAS
NOTES FOR TUESDAY 11-28
GUIDE TO READING NOTES 8
A.8.7 8.8 The Four Caliphs and The Umayyad Dynasty
- Label the map with these places:
- Makkah, Jerusalem, Damascus, Tours, Spain, Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, and Persia
- Color the map and the key for these events:
- Muslim lands at Muhammad’s death
- Territory added, 633–661
- Territory added, 662–750
- Write a summary of the story of the early spread of Islam. Include these events in your summary:
- Muhammad’s death
- The election of Ali to the caliphate
- The Muslim entry into Spain, and the Battle of Tours
- Possible answer: Most of Arabia was under Muslim control when Muhammad died. After his death, caliphs unified Arabia and expanded across the Middle East and North Africa. The fourth caliph was Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali. After his death, Sunnis and Shi’a split in a dispute over who should be the next caliph. This division continues today. In 661, the Umayyad dynasty moved the Muslim capital to Damascus. Muslims expanded into India, central Asia, and Europe. A loss at the Battle of Tours in France in 732-ended expansion into Europe, but Muslims kept control of Spain, which became a great center of culture and learning.
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