Transcript Muhammad Founds Islam

Students will use a source document to answer leveled questions
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Describe the difference between nomadic
and sedentary people.
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Read pages 176-179 define the 6 key words
and places and answer questions 1 and 2 ALL
PARTS
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The angel who visited Muhammad is believed
to have been a messenger of God.
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RECALL: What do we call a person who brings
a message from God?
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After Muhammad was visited in the cave he
returned home to Mecca.
Muhammad starts to spread the word of God.
 Islam means “to submit to God”
Muhammad travels around spreading the word
of God.
He expressed that there is one and only one
God know as Allah.
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What consistencies do we see with Islam and
the other religions we have studied so far?
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Read and use the source document provided to
answer the leveled questions below. Pages 50-53
Group A
Where is Arabia located?
What is a pilgrimage?
Who spoke to Muhammad?
Where was he when he was
spoken to?
Group B
Group C
Why do you think a nomad
would prefer to live in a tribe
rather than on their own?
Why do you think rich
merchants disliked being told
to give money to the poor?
Hypothesize, knowing what
we do about the way people
were treated in the ancient
Middle East what do you think
would have happened if
Muhammad didn’t leave
Mecca? What makes you think
that?
Why do you think they
eventually accepted the
practice of giving money to
the poor?
Pretend you are Muhammad,
you have the word of God.
Create a convincing argument
why we should start to share
our wealth with others.