Kick offSeptember 26, 2013Please have your homework on your desk to be checked.

Analyze the map on page 256 of your textbook. Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 39 of your notebook.

Then, analyze the map on pages 268 – 269. Answer questions 1 and 2 in your notebook.

What do you know about Islam?

Geography of Arabian Peninsula

Good location for trade

Kaaba ◦Cube-shaped sacred structure

◦draws many religious pilgrims

Early IslamMuhammad

◦Merchant◦According to Qur’an, angel

told him to spread Allah’s message

◦Disliked by Arabs◦Fled from Mecca to Medina

Journey called hegiraIslam – “achieving peace

through submission to God.”◦Followers - Muslims

Basic Ideas of IslamSacred text = Qur’anFive Pillars of Islam

◦Allah is the only god, Muhammad is his prophet◦Pray 5 times a day◦Give to those in need◦Fast during Ramadan◦Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca

Jihad- “struggle for faith,” defend Muslim community, convert people to Islam, “holy war”

Same God as Judaism and Christianity

Islam after MuhammadAbu Bakr becomes caliph (successor)

◦Territory under Muslim rule expandsSunni – followers of UmayyadsShia – “party of Ali”

◦only descendants of Ali can interpret the Qur’anSufi – seek mystical, personal relationship

with GodIslam spreads through trade1258 – Mongols capture Baghdad, destroy

city, overthrew Abbasid dynasty◦Muslim Empire over, but Islam lives on

The Family Women

Slavery Economy

Muslim Society

The Family

- main social unit

- man is head of family

- men can have many wives

- treat all wives equally

Women

- women are equal to men before Allah

- women can inherit property and seek divorce in some circumstances

- go into battle

- influence political decisions

- few rights during Abbasid rule (veil and hijab)

Slavery

- slavery common in Muslim lands (from non-Muslim

regions)

- required slaves to be treated fairly

- slaves could buy their own freedom

Economy

- trade routes

- expanded use of coinage, which eased long-distance trade

- standardized weights and measurements

- trade of goods and ideas

Muslim Society

Response Groups: Form and Function of a Mosque

Groups of 4One presenter per questionEach person will be the presenter one

timeParticipation points

Hinduism Buddhism Judaism Christianity Islam

Founder

Founding (where, what life was like)

Sacred texts

Beliefs

Monotheistic Religions