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Homework:

Do Now:

None

1. Open to I.N. page 18

2. Check Pro/Con list

Pro ConStation 1: Celebration = joy/break from work

Station 1: not going to celebration = bad afterlife

Station 2: church helps poor and sick

Station 3: Church teaches people to read and write

Station 4: if you did not follow church rules, you were excommunicated

Station 5: Christians attacks Jews and non-Christians

Station 6: people could pay for a good afterlife (indulgence)Station 7: non-Christians labeled as witches and killed (Inquisition)

Islam

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• Islam began around 610 C.E. in the Arabian Peninsula.

• In Arabic, Islam means surrender to the will of Allah (God).

• Followers of Islam are called Muslims and founder is the Prophet Muhammad.

• Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last and greatest prophet of Islam.

• Other prophets include Abraham, Moses and Jesus

Prophet = messengers

1. Abraham 2. Moses 3. Jesus 4. Muhammad

• The Muslim holy book is the Qur'an (Koran)

• It states how people should live their lives

• It describes the Five Pillars of Faith (obligations all Muslims must fulfill in their lifetime.)

Five Pillars of Faith (the main duties of Muslims)

1. Pray five times per day

2. Giving to charity

3. Belief in and submission to one God (Allah)

4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan

5. Trip (Hajj) to Mecca once in a lifetime

The Grand Mosque in Mecca

The Green Dome in Medina

Muhammad's grave lies under the Green Dome

Jerusalem

Dome of the Rock

•The two largest groups of Muslims are:> Sunnis> Shiites

•The Sunnis account for about 90% of the world’s Muslims.

*Caliph = ruler

• Many Muslims are immigrating to Western Europe, making Islam the fastest growing religion in Europe.

• Muslim populations are highest in France, the United Kingdom and Germany, and in Eastern European countries, like Bosnia and Albania.

• Today there are about 1.5 billion followers of Islam.

1,500,000,000

Homework:

Use I.N. pages 16,17 and 19

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Exit Question:What are you doing this weekend?