Transcript Reason #1

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• AND ONE BLUE
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• MAKE SURE THEY ARE SHARPENED.
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Reason #1
Trade
Reason #2
Conquest
Reason #3
Fair
Treatment
of People
Islam spread so quickly because
their military conquered lots of territory.
Reason #1 – Mecca was
connected to many trade routes
• Document A:
1. People made religious pilgrimages
2. Pilgrims travelled in merchant
caravans
a. Traded spices, perfumes, precious metals,
ivory, and silk.
3. Trade routes connected to Africa, India,
and China.
• Document E #3:
1. Caliphs had to make sure trade routes
were safe.
Reason #2 – The military
conquered lots of territory
• Document D:
1. Arabs raided each other - ghazu.
2. Caliphs forbid ghazu except against nonMuslims
3. Began to conquer outside of Arabia to carry
out ghazu on non-Muslims.
4. Byzantine and Persian Empires were too
weak to stop the Muslims.
• Document F:
1. Muslims easily defeated the Byzantines.
• Document A & C :
1. C shows territory conquered from A
Reason #3 – Treated conquered
people fairly
• Document B:
1. Fair laws that protected property and lives.
• Document E:
1. Laws that protected individual rights.
2. Jews and Christians allowed to practice
own religion if they paid a tax.
• Document F:
1. People of Hims preferred Muslim rule
to Christian Byzantines.
Trade
2nd Paragraph
• Protect trade routes (Doc
E)
• Mecca was an important
center of trade (Doc A)
• Camel Caravans carried
spices, perfume, silk, etc.
through Mecca (Doc A)
• Pilgrims traveled with
merchants to the Ka’ba
(Doc A)
• Conquests followed trade
routes (Doc C)
Conquest
3rd Paragraph
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Fair Treatment of People
4th Paragraph
• A high value of human
Given permission to fight
life (Doc B)
if attacked first (Doc B)
• Treat men and women
Muslims won the Battle
fairly (Doc B)
of Yarmuk (Doc F)
• Muslims not allowed to
Can only attack nonattack each other (Doc
Muslims (Doc D)
D)
Ghazu raids were
• Protect private property
allowed against non(Doc E & B)
Muslims (Doc D)
• Laws are fair and
Conquests followed trade
reasonable (Doc B & E)
routes (Doc C)
• People of Hims preferred
Muslim rule (Doc F)
PICK YOUR MOST
IMPORTANT REASON
• I am picking Bucket #1 – Mecca
was connected to many trade
routes – As MY most important
reason.
If you think another reason is most
important you can pick it.
5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY FORMAT
1. Introduction and Thesis Statement
2. Information from Bucket #1 – Trade – Documents
A&E
3. Information from Bucket #2 – Surrounding
Empires Were Weak – Documents A, C, D, & F
4. Information from Bucket #3 – Fair Treatment of
People – Documents B, E, & F
5. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION / THESIS
There are many reasons why
Islam spread so quickly. First Mecca
was connected to many global trade
routes. Another important reason was
their military conquered lots of
territory. A third factor was the
Muslims fair treatment of conquered
peoples. While all three factors are
important, it was Mecca’s connection
to global trade routes that helped to
spread the religion the most.
RESTATED
QUESTION
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3rd par
4th par
5th par &
conclusion
Every Body
Paragraph Should
Be A PEP
Paragraph
COMPONENTS OF A BODY (PEP) PARAGRAPH
Introduction / Topic Sentence
Body
Specific evidence from the
documents that helps to
answer the question.
Conclusion
PARAGRAPHS NEED
PEP !
P = point/mini-thesis that supports
the question
You must show what part of the
essay you are writing about in the
first sentence. This can be copied
WORD for WORD from your buckets,
chicken foot, or the thesis
paragraph.
Introduction
PARAGRAPHS NEED
PEP !
E = Evidence to support your point
 What is evidence?
 Evidence comes from the sources
(documents).
 Make sure you cite (Doc A), (Doc B) for
every sentence that has evidence in it.
 Body
PARAGRAPHS NEED
PEP !
P = prove your point
explain how the evidence you offered
proves/explains/analyzes/ or
enhances your point/mini-thesis.
Conclusion
P = POINT/MINI-THESIS THAT SUPPORTS
THE QUESTION
Mecca was connected to
many global trade routes.
E = EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR POINT
Many pilgrims traveled to Mecca to pray at the
Ka’ba (Doc A). They traveled with merchants
who traded spices, perfumes, precious metals,
ivory, and silk (Doc A). These goods came from
as far away as Africa, India, and China (Map
Doc A). Muhammad converted the Ka’ba from
polytheistic to monotheistic and instructed
Muslims to make pilgrimages to Mecca (Class
Notes). After Muhammad’s death, caliphs
ensured the trade routes were safe and
protected (Doc E #3).
P = PROVE YOUR POINT
Mecca’s important location as a
center of trade allowed Islam to
spread quickly to many distant
lands.
Mecca was connected to many global trade
routes. Many pilgrims traveled to Mecca to pray at
the Ka’ba (Doc A). They traveled with merchants
who traded spices, perfumes, precious metals,
ivory, and silk (Doc A). These goods came from
as far away as Africa, India, and China (Map Doc
A). Muhammad converted the Ka’ba from
polytheistic to monotheistic and instructed
Muslims to make pilgrimages to Mecca (Class
Notes). After Muhammad’s death, caliphs
ensured the trade routes were safe and protected
(Doc E #3). Mecca’s important location as a
center of trade allowed Islam to spread quickly to
many distant lands.
Finish the Rest on Your Own
• You have two more Body (PEP) Paragraphs
and the conclusion to write on your own.
• Each Body (PEP) Paragraph must follow the
above format.
– Use the sentences from your thesis to start each
Body (PEP) Paragraph.
• Your conclusion should summarize your main
ideas.
– Tell why the other factors are not as important
– Prove why trade (or your choice) is the most
important.
CONCLUSION
While all three factors are important, it was Mecca’s
connection to global trade routes that helped to spread the
religion the most. It’s central location allowed the city to be a
hub for the religion to spread to far away regions. The
military conquered more territory and brought more trade
routes under their control. As the Muslim’s territory and
trade routes grew, many people began to favor Muslim rule
because of their fair and equal legal system. When new
territory was added the trade routes were protected and kept
secure. This security then encouraged new people to convert
creating a large and diverse Islamic Empire. Without trade
Islam would have remained a local religion and never left the
Arabian Peninsula.