Islam: Great Thinkers and Crusades Global Cultures 2013

Islam: Great Thinkers and Crusades

Global Cultures2013

Date: Monday, November, 18

TSWBAT create an Islamic textile by researching the colors used, fabric used, symbolism of the design and

origin; collaborate with a partner.

Warm-Up: Get into groups and sign out a computer if they want one or need one; display “model” for what the final product should look likeActivity: Complete textile with partner

• Complete; hand textile in the room; explain textiles (present)

• QUIZ WEDNEDAY on the Beginning of Islam

Current Assignments Past Due Assignments

• Pencil• binder

What do I need for class today?

Date: Tuesday November, 19

TSWBAT explain the importance of textile on the growth of Islam; analyze a video and describe the ancient city

of Bagdad

Warm-Up: finish hanging remaining textiles (5 minutes); when complete, answer this question on the back of your worksheet: What is a “hajj” and what would you see/experience if YOU went on a hajj.

Activity: Watch video #2 with worksheet discuss questions

• QUIZ WEDNEDAY on the Beginning of Islam




Warm up

• ON the back of your video worksheet:• 1. Describe a hajj (look in your notes)• 2. What would you see or experience on a

hajj?

Closing questions• On the back of your worksheet answer

these questions:• 3. How would you describe the Islamic

world up to this point?• 4. Why do you suppose Islamic people

would enjoy this sort of life/luxury?• 5. What would the Hajj have to do with

this?• 6. Explain why we as Americans know

less about Eastern cultures (Islam etc…) than we do about Western culture (Europe)

Date: Wednesday November, 20

TSWBAT assess their understanding of the beginning of Islam; name and describe great Islamic thinkers of this

time.

Warm-Up: Quiz on the beginning of Islam!

Activity: discussion of great thinkers; introduce project cube and groups




Warm up

• Philosopher, Scientist, Historian, Astronomer, Great Thinker, Mathematician, Poet, Architect, Contributors in Medicine

• Aristotle• Plato• Galileo• Pythagoras• Thomas Edison• Issacc Newton

Do you know any of these people?• Suleiman, • Ibn Khaldun, • Al-Farabi, • Al-Biruni, • Ibn Sina, create paper choices• Omar Khayyam, and research!• Al-Ghazali, • Ibn Rushd, • AbuYusuf, • Yaqub al-Kindi, • Abu Nasr, • Muhammad al-Farabi

•Suleiman, Ibn Khaldun, Al-Farabi, Al-Biruni Ibn Sina, Omar Khayyam, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, AbuYusuf Yaqub al-Kindi, Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi •Suleiman, Ibn Khaldun, Al-Farabi, Al-Biruni Ibn Sina, Omar Khayyam, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, AbuYusuf Yaqub al-Kindi, Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi

Islamic Thinkers

• Introduction of paper from China lead to the creation of Islamic libraries and the spread of knowledge

• House of Wisdom:– Located in Bagdad – Where scholars would meet to

• read, • translate Greek work by Aristotle and Plato, • and study mathematics brought to them from India

Information OPTIONS to include:

– General information (birth name, where did they live, time period, image to represent them…)

– Art, Science, Math, Medicine– explain what they were interested in (how and why).

– What influence did they have on the history of the Islamic Empire?

– What was going on in the Islamic World/ entire world during the life of this person?

– Interesting facts about this person.

Date: Thursday November, 21

TSWBAT research information about one great thinker of Islam and create a cube detailing their achievements;

collaborate work.

Warm-Up: Activity: complete research in class on these thinkers and create fact cube




Date: Friday November, 22

TSWBAT research information about one great thinker of Islam and create a cube detailing their achievements;

collaborate work.

Warm-Up: Share one interesting fact that each group found about their individual personActivity: Complete fact cube; reflection question

• Reflection question due Monday at the beginning of the class




Reflection

• Chose one detail from the person you research and explain why their skills were important and useful during this time in history of the Islamic Empire.

• 2 paragraphs (5 sentences each), correct grammar, sentence structure etc.

• Neatly written

Date: Monday November, 25

TSWBAT

Warm up: Turks/ CrusadesActivity:

Current Assignments

• Reflection question due Monday at the beginning of the class

Past Due Assignments



Date: Tuesday November, 26

Warm upActivity: CRUSADES

Current Assignments

• reflection




Date: Wednesday November, 27

Warm upActivity: Crusades

Current Assignments

• Reflection




Documents

Islam: Great Thinkers and Crusades Global Cultures 2013