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Islamic Empire

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Label: Africa Arabian Sea Asia Asia Minor Baghdad Black Sea Bosporus Strait Caspian Sea Constantinople Dardanelles Dead Sea Egypt Euphrates River Europe Jerusalem Jordan River Medina Mediterranean Sea Mecca Nile River Persian Gulf Red Sea Strait of Hormuz Sinai Peninsula Tigris River

Islamic Empire

ADD: Arabian Peninsula

Arabian Sea

Arabian Peninsula

Constantinople

Black Sea

Egypt

Africa

Asia Europe

Mediterranean Sea

Euphrates River Strait of Hormuz

Baghdad

Tigris River

Jordan River

Dead Sea

Asia Minor

Bosporus Strait Dardanelles

Jerusalem

• STANDARD WHI.8a

• The student will demonstrate knowledge of Islamic civilization from about 600 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.) by

– a) describing the origin, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Islam.

Essential Understandings

• The revelations of Muhammad form the basis of the Islamic religion, a monotheistic faith.

• Muhammad and his followers spread Islam.

• Islamic traditions and customs developed over centuries and created a distinctive Muslim culture.

Origins

• Began with Muhammad

– A Prophet

– The last sent by God

Origins

• Mecca and Medina on the Arabian Peninsula: Early Muslim cities

EXPANSION • Spread from Asia, to Africa, and to Spain

EXPANSION • It spread by trade routes crossing Mecca

and Medina, two holy cities of Islam

EXPANSION • It spread further to the Fertile Crescent,

Iran, Central Asia

Beliefs of Islam

• Monotheistic

Beliefs of Islam

• Allah is the Arabic

word for God

Beliefs of Islam

• Allah is the Arabic

word for God

Beliefs of Islam

• Quran (Koran) is

the word of God

• It is the Muslim

holy book

5 Pillars of Islam

There are five basic holy beliefs of Islam.

These are something that every Muslim

must follow

5 Pillars of Islam

1. Faith Creed

“There is no God but Allah and Mohammad

is his prophet.”

2. Prayer

• Must pray five times each day:

– Morning

– Noon

– Afternoon

– Evening

– Night

• Must face toward Mecca

2. Prayer

• Must face toward Mecca

3. Alms (money to the poor)

• All things belong to God and humans

should be willing to give to the poor

• Can be in the form of a tax (2.5 percent)

4. Fasting

• Fast during the month of Ramadan

• Give up meals from sunrise until sunset

– Shows their devotion to Allah

5. Pilgrimage (journey)

• Also called the “Hajj”

• Muslims travel to Mecca once in their

lifetime.

Beliefs of Islam

• Muslims accept Judeo - Christian prophets – Ex. Abraham, Moses and Jesus

Beliefs of Islam

• Muslims accept Judeo - Christian prophets – Ex. Abraham, Moses and Jesus

• Judeo – Christian: having to do with the Jewish and Christian religion

Beliefs • Monotheism (Allah)

• Qur’an (Islam Holy Book)----------------------

• 5 Pillars of Faith

Faith---------

Prayer-------

Pilgrimage--

--Alms

Fasting--

Accepted Judeo-Christian Prophets (Moses and Jesus)

Essential Questions

• Where did the Islamic religion originate? Where did it spread?

• What are the beliefs, traditions, and customs of Islam?

• STANDARD WHI.8b


– b) assessing the influence of geography on Islamic economic, social, and political development, including the impact of conquest and trade.


• In the first three centuries after Muhammad’s death, Muslim rule expanded rapidly, overcoming geographic barriers, and facilitated by weakened political empires.

• Political unity and the Arabic language facilitated trade and stimulated intellectual activity.

Geography

Geographic influences on the Muslim Empire


• The Muslim empire diffused along trade routes from Mecca and Medina


• It expanded despite great distances, desert environments, and mountain barriers


• Spread into the Fertile Crescent, Iran, and Central Asia facilitated by weak Byzantine and Persian empires

– They could not control all of the land!

Geographic influences on economic, social, and political development


• Political unity of the first Muslim empire was short-lived.

– Many different groups from different geographic areas ended up fighting over the land


• Arabic language spread with Islam and facilitated trade across Islamic lands.


• Slavery was not based on race.

– Most were from Eastern Europe

Essential Questions

• How did geography influence the rapid expansion of territory under Muslim rule?

• How did political and cultural geography facilitate trade and cultural activity in the early Islamic lands?

• STANDARD WHI.8c


– c) identifying historical turning points that affected the spread and influence of Islamic civilization, with emphasis on the Sunni-Shi’a division and the Battle of Tours.


• Major historical turning points marked the spread and influence of Islamic civilization.

Historical turning points


• Ali:

– Ali was Muhammad’s son in law and cousin, a blood relative to Muhammad

– Ali was Muhammad’s chosen leader after he died


• Death of Ali:

– The largest group of followers believed the leadership could go to whoever was chosen as leader


• Death of Ali:


– The smaller group believed leadership should go to a blood relative of Muhammad


• Death of Ali:


– The smaller group believed leadership should go to a blood relative of Muhammad

These are known as

Sunni

These are known as

Shi’a


• Death of Ali:

– This divided Muslims

– The division continues today!


• Muslims conquered Jerusalem and Damascus

– Took control from the Byzantine Empire!


• Muslims conquered Jerusalem and Damascus

– Took control from the Byzantine Empire!

– The Muslims also allowed the Jewish to practice their religion freely!


• The capital of Islam is moved to Baghdad


• Muslim defeat at the Battle of Tours



– It was a battle between the Muslim Empire and the Franks




– It took place in France




– It took place in France

– The Muslims were defeated and the Empire began to decline


• Baghdad, the capital, fell to an Asian group of attackers known as the Mongols

Essential Questions

• What were some major historical turning points that marked the spread and influence of Islamic civilization?

• STANDARD WHI.8d


– d) citing cultural and scientific contributions and achievements of Islamic civilization.


• Early Islamic civilization was characterized by achievements in science and the arts that transformed the Islamic world and contributed to world civilization.

Cultural contributions and

achievements of Muslims



• Architecture (Example: Dome of the Rock)



• Architecture (Example: Dome of the Rock)

• Mosaics – Pictures made with pieces of stone

Cultural contributions and achievements of Muslims

• Cultural contributions and achievements of Muslims

& • Scientific contributions and achievements of

Muslims

Arabic alphabet

Universities

Translation of ancient texts into

Arabic

Scientific contributions and


Scientific contributions and

achievements of Muslims • Arabic Numerals (originally from India),

including zero

Algebra

• a + d = g

• A = ½ b h

• d = r t

• C = 2 p r

Medicine

Expansion of geographic

knowledge (maps)

Cultural Contributions • Architecture (Dome of the Rock)----

• Mosaics-----

• Arabic Alphabet--------------

• Universities----

• Translation of Ancient texts to Arabic----

Scientific Contributions

• Arabic Numerals (0-9)---

• Algebra -- a + b = c

• Medicine---

• Expansion of Geographic

Knowledge----------------------

Essential Questions

• How did Islamic civilization preserve and extend ancient Greek, Persian, and Indian learning?

• What were some contributions of Islamic civilization?

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