Transcript Arabia and the Empire of Islam Why?

Essential Question
What is the
geography of Arabia
like?
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Arabia and the
Empire of Islam
Why?
• This empire was able to
defeat Constantinople.
• They were able to create
an empire out of a
desert.
• Islam is in the news
almost every day.
So, we have to ask
one question…
Who are these
people?
Geography
Geography
• Much of Arabia is desert.
• It gets up to 130 degrees in Iraq!
• Water is often very hard to get.
. . . .
What would you do?
What you do
to solve the
problems of
heat and lack
of water?
Water Sources
• Survival depended
on finding water
and food.
• 2 main rivers:
Tigress, Euphrates
• Water for most
groups was found
in oases (small
springs in the
desert.)
Ya? So what?
• Because of the heat and limited
water, many Arabs were nomads.
• Nomad – someone who moves
around often.
• They would find an oasis, set up
camp for a short time and then
move everything they had.
• Eventually they built towns at
these oases.
Society
“People of the Book”
Jesus is executed,
Jesus Christ
dies for the sins of
Christianity born the Son
manof
and then is
God resurrected.
Today
Creation:
The Abraham
Jesus is executed for
has
two
Beginning
claiming to be God. his
sons Isaac
body is stolen out of
and
the tomb.
Muhammad
Ishmael leaves
Ishmael
Judaism
Some Christ
guy who
claims to be last
Jesus
Isreal
looksand
like Jesusprophet,
is
Islam
born
becomes
executed.
begins
“Father” of
Islam
Muslims
. . . .
Main monotheistic faiths
Beliefs of Christianity
Way Islam differs from
Christianity