Warm Up
• How can religion unify people?
• What can an understanding of a religion tell us
about the followers?
See Ms Powell about the
Seating Chart
The Rise of Islam
Third Abrahamic Religion
Time Line format
570
622
• Space for
notes
• Space for
Notes
610
630
• Space for
notes
• Space for
Notes
570
• Muhammad born at Mecca
• Caravan trade
• Bedouin herders
• Marriage to Khadija
• Respect in community
610
• Disturbed by corruption
• meditations
• Word of God via Angel Gabriel
• Muhammad will be final prophet
• Islam = To submit to God
622
• Hijra
• Flees Mecca to avoid death
• Welcomed in Medina
• Formalizes the religion
• Focus on inclusion
• Meccans attack
• Defeated by Muhammad and Muslims
630
• Return to Mecca
• Idols of Arab gods destroyed
• Increase in conversions to Islam
throughout Middle East
Quran
People of
the Book
Sharia
Teachings
of Islam
Duties
Islam on
Women
Quran
Duties
People of the Book
Islam on Women
Sharia
Exit Slip
• Why would Islam appeal to the people of Arabia,
including the poor, enslaved, and isolated?
• How did the belief in Islam and practice of the 5
Pillars lead to political unity?
Warm Up
• Every group of tables has a piece of chart paper with
Identification Term and a Sharpie
• You have 7 minutes from the time the bell rings to create a full
identification term as a group.
• Remember to write large enough for people to see across the
room
Islamic Caliphates
Umayyad and Abbasid
Lesson Focus
• How Islam evolved after the death of the prophet Muhammad
• The geographic expansion of Islam
• Political and Cultural influence of caliphates
• Comparison to Byzantium and Charlemagne’s Empire
Page 23 of Interactive Notebook
• Caliph
• Person who is the spiritual and political successor to Muhammad for the
Islamic Community
• Caliphate:
• Islamic government lead by the Caliph
Evolution of Islam
• Abu Bakr
• Reunited Muslims after death of
M.
• Schism, or split in religious beliefs
• Sunni vs Shia
Branches of Islam
Sunni
• Elects Caliph
• Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali
• Makes up 90% of Muslim pop
Shia/Shiite
• Caliph should be a descendent of M
• Recognize Ali as true caliph
• Makes up 10-15% of Muslim pop
• Further subdivided into smaller
branches
Islamic Expansion
• Why expand?
• Resources
• Spread faith and culture
• How could they expand?
• Welcomed by conquered people
• Rejects Persian and Byzantine Empire
• Mounted Cavalry
Umayyad Caliphate
• Use Chapter 10 Section 2 pg 126-130 to complete
• Umayyad for practice
• Will review as a class in 15-20 minutes
• Page 23 of Interactive Notebook
• Work on Map as you go
• Page 24 of Interactive Notebook
Abbasid
• Continue to fill out the graphic organizer and map
on your own
Reflection
Page 24 of Interactive Notebook
1. How did the Umayyad’s treatment of non-Muslims and non-Arabs affect
their empire?
1. How could future empires learn from their actions?
2. Why did the Abbasid Empire decline and eventually break up?
1. How could future empires learn from their actions?
I will check your reflection for a grade before you leave.