WORLD HISTORY A UNIT 11 LESSON 6 “SCHOLARS AND STORY TELLERS” OLS : Unit 11 Lesson 6 H.O TEXBOOK : PG STUDENt PGS : Pg True or False: This is the Holiest city in Islam is.. A) Mecca B) Medina C) Rome D) Jerusalem Website! s.weebly.com

Student Expectations… Here’s what I expect you to do as a part of this class. When we all do these things we’ll have an awesome class! respond when my name is called I will respond when my name is called. respond to polling I will respond to polling prompts. ask and answer questions I will ask and answer questions. complete class work, take notes, submit exit tickets I will complete class work, take notes, submit exit tickets. collaborate in groups I will collaborate in groups if placed into breakout rooms. demonstrate respect I will demonstrate respect for my classmates and teachers. EVERYONE needs a working mic. Call K12-care if it’s not working. Let’s get it fixed! Marking yourself “away” means you are not in class and will miss important parts of the lesson.

8.4.7.A. Summarize the social, political, cultural, and economic contributions of individuals and groups in world history.  Students will describe Muslim achievements in science and math  Students will explore Muslim artwork and architecture. How has the Muslim community impacted your education today?!

BAGHDAD: JEWEL OF THE EMPIRE The city of Baghdad was built on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It became an ideal market place. Traders from Spain, Russia, Africa, and China could be found in Baghdad. Baghdad became the learning capital of the world with a library and university

CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATH AND SCIENCE Al-Khwarizmi : Famous Muslim mathematician. He simplified Hindu numerals into the numbers we use today and his work became the basis for a contemporary type of math! What type of Math?! LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET or YOUR TEXTBOOK! House of Wisdom : Research library in Baghdad - Here scholars preserved the writings from the ancient civilizations! Unfortunately the library was destroyed during a raid many years ago.

Islam forbids the creation of pictures or statues of life like beings. They believe only Allah has the ability to create and depict life..

RUGS AND CARPETS Carpets became a medium for Muslim artists. Prayer rugs became very ornate. Persian rugs became the most elaborate of them all

Arabesque (air-uh-BESK): a pattern of winding stems and abstract leaves and flowers.

MOSQUE Just like Jews pray in synagogues and Christians pray in churches, Muslims pray in Mosques. Mosques function as a house of prayer and worship as well as community functions and places of learning. Let’s take a look at some of the most unique and important mosques found in the Islamic world.

MEDINA MOSQUE Medina Mosque Medina, Saudi Arabia

Al-Aqsa Mosque Jerusalem, Israel

VIDEO! sit-the-Friday-Mosque-in-Iran House of Worship for Islam!

REVIEW The place of worship for Muslims is called A. Synagogue B. Church C. Mosque

Tonight : Complete Unit 11 Lesson 6 Assessment For Tomorrow : Be ready to get caught up Coming up : Remember PSSA’s! “Being Unique is never a bad thing!”