Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Islam






Today's lesson will focus on Islam.
Who is Muhammad?  What were the events that led to the founding of Islam?
How did Islam expand?  Who were the Umayyads?  Abbasids?
How and why was Islam split into two factions?  Shiite and Sunni?
Describe the economics, values, cultures, and traditions of Islam.

View the video on Islam and take notes on the class discussion.


Assignment:
View video and power point...discussion.



Examine documents on the expansion of the Islamic Empire.
Create a hypothesis for the question "How did the Islamic Empire expand?"
Using Graphic Organizers...examine documents A, B and C.
Then you will write a Final Summary answering the question.  You should include evidence from at least 2 different documents.

Assignment from Stanford History Education Group.

List of vocabulary words and definitions.

Islam







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