Slide 1Islam Origin, Spread, and Conflict with Christendom Slide 2 The Prophet Muhammad Born in Mecca in Arabia Raised by merchants Received a revelation from Allah (God)…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Chapter 9.2 Arabian Peninsula and Muhammad APWH 2013 Slide 3 Review Religious conflicts existed between the proud Christian Byzantine Empire and Zoroastrian…

Slide 1 Understanding Islam Slide 2 Why spend time studying Islam?  Islam is the second largest religion in the world  Islam is the fastest growing religion both in…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Pre Class List 5 things that you know (or think you know) about the religion of Islam, Islamic culture and history. Slide 3 Arab? Islam? Muslim? Islamic?…

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Slide 1 World History 14-15 Slide 2 Islam Facts Today Islam is the religion with the second largest following in the world Over 20% of the world’s population is Muslim…

Slide 1 The Rise of Islam Mr. Ermer World History Miami Beach Senior High Slide 2 The Arabs  Semitic people (like Hebrews & Assyrians) from the Arabian Peninsula …

Slide 1 The Muslim World 622-1629 Slide 2 Slide 3 Arab conquests brought vast territory under Muslim rule, but conversion did not accelerate until the third century after…

Slide 1 Islam Slide 2 Arabian Peninsula--between Red Sea & Persian Gulf (Arabian Desert) Arabian Peninsula--between Red Sea & Persian Gulf (Arabian Desert) Bedouins—nomadic…