Muslims' Daily Life Quiz

Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective class work and homework in your agendas.

Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your row please do so.

Muslims' Daily Life Quiz

1) A Muslim must pray five times a day. 2) A minaret is the place where a muezzin would call people to prayer. 3) The lowest of the Muslim social class are the slaves.4) A Muslims religious leader is known as an Imam. 5) Sharia provides Muslims with a way to conduct themselves and their lives.

TIPS ON NOTE TAKING:

GREEN - Don't write it down if you don't want. It is there for to read and make a mental note.

BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put it in a way that you'll remember.

BLACK - You need to write this down. It is important. If you can find a way to write it using less words that okay, but make sure you are getting this information in your notes.

RED - This is very important and needs to be written in your notes EXACTLY as it is on the board.

The Spread of Islam

 How did Islam spread through three phases of expansion?

According to this map what were the four ways that Islam spread?

VOCAB WORD SEARCH (77 - 82):

Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -

Umar ibn al-Khattab -

jihad -

Khalid ibn al-Walid -

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -


An old friend of Muhammad who became leader (caliph).

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -



successor to the prophet Muhammad.

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -




The next caliph after Abu Bakr.

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -





holy struggle.

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -





holy struggle.

an Arab general who captured Damascus.

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -





holy struggle.


the majority Islamic sect.

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -





holy struggle.



the minority Islamic sect.

decline -

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -





holy struggle.




decline - gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something.

monitor -


Shiites -

Sunnis -

Abu Bakr -

caliph -


jihad -





holy struggle.




decline - gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something.

monitor - to carefully watch something.

Use your textbook pages 77 - 82 to complete your worksheet:

Non-Arab people (Muslims)

conquests, conversion and by birth

Merchants and missionaries

peaceful conversions through trade and missionary work.

(Muslims)

The skill of Arab armies

They struck quickly with deadly force, and were expert on horseback.

Religious zealThey fought under the banner of jihad or holy struggle.

Religious toleranceThey let people in cities they conquered practice their own customs and beliefs.

Appeal of Islam Islam offered a direct path to God and stressed equality of all believers.

Sunnis Shiites

should be chosen by Muslim leaders.

should be a member of Muhammad's family.

Allah

Qur'an

5 Pillars

Flip over your worksheet and divide it into two:

Quick Write: Choose and answer two of the following questions on the top half of your worksheet.

1) Why do you think Khalid made the announcement before capturing Damascus?

2) Why do you think Muslim missionaries would havewanted to travel with traders?

3) From the perspective of today, which method of spreading Islam proved most successful?

4) What were the primary ways that Islam was able to spread to South and Central Asia?

Important things to remember:

* After Muhammad's death Muslims disagreed who should be the next leader (caliph).

* The Sunnis thought that caliphs should be chosen, while Shiites believed that caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad.

* During the Middle Ages, Islam spread to South and Central Asia as well as Northern Africa.

* Arab armies never conquered most of Europe.

* Muslims were tolerant of Jews and Christians who they referred to as "people of the book."

The Faith (Video):

1) What are the two main sects and which one is the largest?

2) What do these sects disagree on?

3) What are the Sufis?

4) What is the name of the primary Muslim group in the United States?

The Early History (Video):

1) What did Muhammad's followers do after Muhammad's death?

2) How did the Muslim conquerors treat people of other religions?

3) What happened in the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries?

4) Which two groups helped to spread Islam to other countries?

Three main ways Islam spread

Conquest by Arab (Muslim) armies

Conquest by non-Arab groups who converted to Islam.

Peacefully by merchants and missionaries.

Abu Bakerwas made Caliph (or leader) of Islam after Muhammad died.

* The next caliph was Umar ibn al-Khattab. His armies conquered North Africa, India and Spain.

* The next caliph was Khalid ibn al-Walid

The Spread of Islam

Create this classifying tree in your journal. Use textbook pages 77-82 and notes from the videos:

Select one main fact that accompanies this way that Islam spread.



Religious Tolerance

Before capturing Damascus, the Arab general Khalid ibnal-Walid made the following promise:

What do you think he meant by this?

(What kind of historical source is this?)

Discuss this quote with your group.

Homework:

Directions: Use textbook pages 77 - 78 to complete this timeline of the spread of Islam.

Abu Bakr al-Khattab al-Walid

What did he do?

What did he do?

What did he do?

Muslim Expansion

This map shows expansion done under a Caliphate. Can you guess what that Caliphate means?

Muslim Expansion

* Three phases of Islamic expansion after Muhammad:

* 1) Conquests by Arab armies.

* 2) A series of conquests by non-Arab groups that became Muslim.

* 3) The peaceful spread of Islam by merchants and missionaries.

Early Conquests

How was the way that Islam spread similar to the way that the Roman empire spread?

Early Conquests

* After Muhammad died in 632 AD Muslims needed a new leader.

* They chose Abu Bakr (military leader) - close friend of Muhammad.

* They gave him the title caliph.

* Do you remember which sect of Islam supported Abu Bakr?

* He and his army began to conquer territory around Mecca and Medina.

Building an Empire

From our experience with the Roman Empire, what does it take to build a large empire?

Building an Empire

* The next caliph after Abu Bakr was Umar ibn al-Khattab.

* His armies swept through all of the Middle East.

*  They conquered Afghanistan and India, North Africa and Spain.

* Their effort to push deeperinto Europe failed in 732.

Reasons for Success

What were some of the reasons why you think that the Muslims were successful in spreading their religion and culture?

Reasons for Success

* There were three primary reasons for the successful spread of Islam. 1) the decline of the   Byzantine and Persian Empires. 2) the skill of the Muslim   army - experts on the horse and desert warfare. 3) the energy and religious   zeal of Arab warriors. 

* If you have a cause to fight for do you think it makes you more determined to win?

Reasons for Success

* Jihad has three meanings: 1) striving hard in God's cause. 2) a person's internal struggle to  live by Muslim principles. 3) to wage war to spread the  Islamic faith.   

* They fought under the  banner  of jihad.

* Another term for waging a holy struggle is fatwah (holy war).

Religious Tolerance

What do these symbols mean?

Religious Tolerance

* Early on in the spread of Islam, Muslims allowed people to practice their own customs and beliefs.

* Muslims regarded the Bible and Torah as sacred books and referred to Christians/Jews as "People of the Book."

* "People of the Book" living in Muslim lands did not have the same legal status - had to pay a special tax.

* Islam offered a direct path to God - equality in all believers. No priest class monitoring peoples faith.

Divisions in Islam

From this picture what is similar and what is different about these two men?

Divisions in Islam

* Muslims are divided into two main groups, the Sunnis and the Shiites.

* The original division among Muslims occurred over thequestion of Muhammad’s successor.

Divisions in Islam

* Sunnis believed that a caliph should be chosen by leadersof the Muslim community. They caliph as a leader, not a religious authority.

* Shiites believed thatonly Muhammad’s relatives should become caliph. They felt that his relatives were inspired by God. 

* They supported Abu Bakr.

* They favored Muhammad’s cousin and closest relative, Ali ibn Abu Talib.

Sunni vs. Shiite

Use the arrows to point to which one believes what.

Sunni Shiite

We are the majority of Muslims

We supported Ali ibn Abu Talbin

We follow the teachings of Muhammad

We believe that the caliph should be selected by leaders of the Muslim community

We believe that a descendant of Muhammad should be caliph.

Sunni vs. Shiite

Use the arrows to point to which one believes what.

Sunni Shiite

We are the majority of Muslims

We supported Ali ibn Abu Talbin

We follow the teachings of Muhammad

We believe that the caliph should be selected by leaders of the Muslim community

We believe that a descendant of Muhammad should be caliph.

Sunni vs. ShiiteDebate

You will be broken up into groups:1) In each group you will decide which students will

represent the Sunnis and which students will represent the Shiites.

2) You will debate who should be chosen as caliph (successor to Muhammad).

3) Your goal is either to win the debate or come up with a compromise.

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