Transcript Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly?

Monday 9/24/13
• Objective: Students will analyze 4 primary
source documents that discuss how Islam
spread
• Homework:
• No Homework
• Do Now:
• Take out your notebook
• Title page The spread of Islam
Why Did Islam Spread So
Quickly? Review
• Answer the following questions while reading:
1. When and where did Muhammad first
receive words from Allah?
2. What was the religion of Mecca like
before Muhammad started preaching?
3. Why did Muhammad leave Mecca for
Medina?
4. How long did it take for Islam to reach
Europe?
Primary Source
• The new Common Core curriculum is going to
require you to analyze primary source
documents?
• What is a primary source document?
• Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or
direct evidence concerning a topic under
investigation. They are created by witnesses or
recorders who experienced the events or
conditions being documented.
Examples
• Maps
• Holy texts
• Interviews
• Art
• Journals
• …….
• On future tests you will be asked to
analyze primary source documents and
write an essay that answers a specific
question…..like
Our question is….
Our
• TCI
Our question is….
Document A
• Answer the following question in complete sentences in your
notebook
1. What year is shown on this map
2. Name three cities that are easy to reach by trade routes
from Mecca?
3. Name four areas these trade routes went to that are outside
the boundaries of this map?
4. After looking at the map and reading the quote, why was a
Mecca trade center for the Arabian Peninsula
5. How does this document explain why Islam might have
spread so quickly?
• Word brainstorm
•Jihad•Represents Muslims
struggle with challenges
with themselves and
the world as they strive
to please God
• East vs west
•Jihad•Represents Muslims
struggle with challenges
with themselves and
the world as they strive
to please God
•A holy War
Primary Source C
1. By what year had each of the following come under Muslim
control?
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Mecca
Jerusalem
Cairo
Baghdad
Saragossa
2. How far north did Islam spread in the 600’s? How far east?
3. What does this map tell you about Muhammads?
4. What does this map tell you about Muhammads followers
5. How does Document D and Document C explain how
Islam spread so quickly?
• Word brainstorm
Wednesday 9/24/13
• Objective: Students will participate in a
Moral Dilemma in order to analyze the
Qur’ans perspective on the use of Violence
• Homework:
• No homework
• Do Now:
• What is Jihad?
•Jihad•Represents Muslims
struggle with challenges
with themselves and
the world as they strive
to please God
• “Whoever killed a human being, … shall be
deemed as having killed all mankind; and ….
Whoever saved a human life shall be deemed
as having saved all mankind….” (5:32)
• Quick write :
• What does the verse say about murder? What does the
verse say about saving a life?
• Pair share your answer
“Permission to take up arms is hereby
given to those who are attacked, because
they have been wronged. God has power
to grant them victory” (22:39)
• QUICK WRITE: According to the verse above,
when are Muslims allowed to fight?
Moral Dilemma
• As we looked at yesterday one reason that
Islam was able to spread so quickly was
because of its Military Conquest.
• Islam is a religion that promotes peace,
but also allows for violence in certain
situations.
• These two conflicting values have placed
Muslims in many Moral Dilemma’s
throughout history……
How we debate
• During a debate class rules of RESPECT apply
• Allow each student to state their opinion
• When responding to a student we say the following:
• _____________(name) while I hear your opinion, I
disagree because
________________________________,__________
____________________________________________
_____
• Do not speak out of turn.
• Listen to other students opinion
• You never know what you may learn
What if…
• Saleem would be killed for turning his
Mazen over to the police
• Mazen finds out that little children
will be at the Temple on the day of
the attacks?
Thursday/ Friday
• Objective: Students will experience how cultural
diffusion influenced the Islamic Empire
• Homework:
• Bring in two examples of how your life is effected
by cultural diffusion
• Do Now:
• What is the Qur’ans perspective on violence?
Primary Source D:
Answer following questions:
1. What was the Ghazu? What was the
Ummah?
2. What was the purpose of the ghazu is
the years before Islam?
3. How did Islam change the way ghazu
worked?
4. Why were the Arabs able to conquer
much of Persia and parts of Byzantium?
Our question is….
Document F
• Answer the following questions:
• Who was the Muslim army fighting in
this account?
• To whom did the Muslims attribute their
victory?
• Who is writing this account of the
battle? Why is this important?
• How does this document help explain
why Islam spread quickl?
Our question is….
Essay Outline
•Why did Islam Spread so
Quickly?
•What is a thesis statement?
Practice writing thesis
statement
• How did trade allow Islam to spread so
quickly?(Document A)
• How Did Conquest allow Islam to spread
so Quickly?(Document C and Document F)
• How did Unity allow Islam to spread so
Quickly? (Document D)
• How did the Qur’an allow Islam to spread
so Quickly(Moral Dilemma)
Cultural Diffusion
•Cultural diffusion
is the spread of
cultural elements
such as: food,
art, music,
sports, language,
and ideas, from
one culture to
another
McDonalds around the
world
Experiencing Cultural
Diffusion: World on a String
• Select student are going to receive an index card
• The index card will contain the following information
1. Name of a country
2. Export (an item a country sells to another country)
3. Name of your trading partner
• You will stand by your desk.
• I will hand a rope to the first country.
• The country will call out their partner (on the index
card) than Mr. Bowman will walk the rope over to
the partner.
• Repeat the process
Lets get into the exercise
• Now lets see how changes in one country
influences the other:
• Breaking news: Drought in Afghanistan hurts
fruit crop. Exports drastically reduced.
• Afghanistan please gently tug on the string to show that your
main export has taken a hit
• Each person who felt tug please raise your hand;
• now you gently tug on the string
• Each person who felt that tug raise your hand;
• now you gently tug on the string
• Each person who felt that gently tug on the string
Lets see how this works
• Breaking news: There has been a massive
Oil spill in Norway. Massive amounts of fish
have been killed, drastically influencing the
fishing industry in Norway
• Norway please gently tug on the string to
show that your main export has taken a
hit
• Each person who felt tug please raise your hand; now you
gently tug on the string
• Each person who felt that tug raise your hand; now you gently
tug on the string
• Each person who felt that gently tug on the string
Debrief
• What did Mr. Bowman hope to teach
to the class by doing this activity?
• How does this activity relate to
Cultural Diffusion?
Story of Libby: an example of
cultural diffusion
•As I read the story, you will
be filling the wheel and
spoke map to cite examples
of cultural elements in
America that come from
other countries
How is cultural diffusion going
to affect Islam?
Open your textbook to pg 106.