What you need: Pencil Binder Paper Wednesday October 12, 2016 What you need: Pencil Binder Paper Target Goal 7.2.2 Students will summarize the origins of Islam and the teachings of Muhammad

Today’s Objective Students will be able to identify and summarize key events in the origin of Islam.

Arabia is mostly made up of a desert, which led to two ways of life. Prior Knowledge Arabia is mostly made up of a desert, which led to two ways of life. What is a nomadic lifestyle? A nomadic lifestyle is _______________ What is a sedentary lifestyle and where did they end up settling? A sedentary lifestyle is ________. Most people who were sedentary settled near an _________.

Muslims: Those who practice the religion of Islam Definitions Muslims: Those who practice the religion of Islam Allah: God in Arabic

Two most important cities in Islam.

Concept Mecca was a trading city but also a religious center due to the fact that the Kaaba resides in Mecca. The people of Arabia were polytheistic and the Kaaba served as a shrine to their many gods. Every year thousands people went to Mecca to worship at the Kaaba

Steps Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline

Skill- I DO Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline The largest town in Arabia was Mecca. It was there, around 570, that Muhammad was born. Muhammad was orphaned at an early age and raised by his uncle. At 25, he married a wealthy, widowed merchant named Khadija.

Skill- I DO Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline The largest town in Arabia was Mecca. It was there, around 570, that Muhammad was born. Muhammad was orphaned at an early age and raised by his uncle. At 25, he married a wealthy, widowed merchant named Khadija. Islam Begins 570 Muhammad is Born

Skill- WE DO Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline Muhammed prospered in business and became a respected member of the community. But he was critical of Meccan society. All around him, he saw greed, corruption, and violence. Arab traditions of honor and duty were being ignored. Seeking peace of mind, Muhammed retreated to a cave to pray and reflect. One night in 610, according to Islamic beliefs, Muhammad had a vision. The angel Gabriel appeared before him and told him to spread God’s word.

Skill- WE DO Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline Muhammed prospered in business and became a respected member of the community. But he was critical of Meccan society. All around him, he saw greed, corruption, and violence. Arab traditions of honor and duty were being ignored. Seeking peace of mind, Muhammed retreated to a cave to pray and reflect. One night in 610, according to Islamic beliefs, Muhammad had a vision. The angel Gabriel appeared before him and told him to spread God’s word. Islam Begins 570 610 Muhammad is Muhammed has Born a vision of Gabriel

Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline Skill- WE DO Around 615-620 Muhammad began to preach in the streets of Mecca. He told Arabs to worship the one true God, called Allah in Arabic, and to give up their sinful ways. He said that Allah was the same God who had spoken to Abraham, Jesus, and the other prophets of Judaism and Christianity. Gradually Muhammad began to win believers. They were called Muslims, or followers of Islam.

Skill- WE DO Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline Around 615-620 Muhammad began to preach in the streets of Mecca. He told Arabs to worship the one true God, called Allah in Arabic, and to give up their sinful ways. He said that Allah was the same God who had spoken to Abraham, Jesus, and the other prophets of Judaism and Christianity. Gradually Muhammad began to win believers They were called Muslims, or followers of Islam. Islam Begins 570 610 615-620 Muhammad is Muhammad has Muhammad preaches, Born a vision of Gabriel gains followers

Skill- YOU DO Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline Many Arabs were hostile to Muhammad’s message. They began to persecute Muhammad and his followers. In 622, Muhammad and his followers fled Mecca for the town of Medina, about 275 miles to the north. Muslims remember the flight to Medina as the hijra. (hidge-ruh)

Independent Practice Steps: Read the text Identify (underline) the detail about the start of Islam Fill in the Islam Begins timeline Finish the readings, and filling out the timeline following the steps as you go.

Closure Title: Origins of Islam In at least 5 complete sentences, summarize how Islam came to be a religion. Be sure to use these terms in your summary: Muhammad Mecca Medina Muslims