Muslim Empire
Lesson 1
Introduction
Agenda
• Essential Question – How are the origins of the Muslim
religion related to its empire?
• Goals - Students will be able to describe significant aspects
of Islamic belief
• Tasks
– Please Do Now: Questionnaire (CP1-4) or Japan Quiz (CP1-2 &
6)
– Review Muslim Unit Syllabus
– Unit Pretest
– Islam Review
– Sufi Activity
• Homework
– Map/Vocab Worksheet due next class
– Map/Vocab Quiz lesson 3
Syllabus
Unit Pre Test
• Please put everything away except a pen
• You will be taking a Pre-test on the Muslim
Unit
• THIS WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS A GRADE
• I will use the results of this test to create our
curriculum
• At the end of the unit you will be re-tested
and we will compare results (The tests will not
be identical!)
Family Feud – The Rise of Islam
• How did Muhammad bring Islam to Arabia?
• Troubled by the idol worship of the Arabs he
would go to a desert cave to meditate and pray
• At age 40, the angel Gabriel came to him in a
vision and told him to proclaim Allah is the
creator
• His wife, Khadija,(ka dee ja) urged him to accept
the message
• Khadija became the first convert to Islam, after
many more converted
• 622 Muhammad forced to move to Medina –
turning point
• Muhammad and followers defeated the Meccans
and returned
Family Feud – The Rise of Islam
•What are the 5 Pillars?
• declaration of faith
• daily prayer after cleansing
• alms
• fasting during Ramadan
• Hajj to Mecca once in life
Family Feud – The Rise of Islam
•Describe the Quran & Sharia
• Written recording of what Gabriel told
Muhammad
• can only be understood in Arabic (shared
language unites all Muslim)
• complete guide to life
•Sharia –
• interpretation of Quran
• civil and religious law are one
Family Feud – The Rise of Islam
• What changes did Islam bring for women?
• spiritual equality
• prohibited killing of daughters
• protected widows
• guaranteed inheritance
• consent to marriage
• right to divorce
• right to an education.
• Islam adopted other traditions such as
veiling, harems
Religious Comparison
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Similarities
Differences
Monotheistic
Heaven & Hell
Abraham is everyone’s
ancestor
No priests/No hierarchy
Jesus was a prophet, not
messiah
Cannot eat pork or drink wine
Quran guides, not the Bible or
Torah
World Religions
The Cube
Origins are mysterious – some say it is a Sufi
tradition
The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Homework
• Map/Vocab Worksheet due next class
(lesson 2)
• Map/Vocab Quiz lesson 3
• Next class
– Muhammad’s successors
– Spread of Islam