1. 1
THE RISE OF THE
EMPIRE OF ISLAM

2. The Birth of Islam 2 In 613 CE, Muhammad began to
preach in Mecca. He claimed
that an angel spoke to him
and made him a prophet.
He taught that there was only
one god and the Arabian people
should stop worshipping idols
and pagan gods and submit to
Allah (God).
In 622 CE, Muhammad, left
Mecca and took his message
to Medina, where he converted
many people. His followers
were called Muslims.
This move to Medina is called
the hegira, or journey.

3. The Spread of Islam 3 Muhammad continued to receive
messages from the angel and to
preach in Medina. His home
became the first mosque and the
messages were collected in the
Qur’an.
Between 622 CE, and the death
of Muhammad in 632 CE, the
Islamic religion had spread to
half of the Arabian Peninsula.
After Muhammad’s death, many
of his words and deeds were
recorded as a guide to the way
Muslims should live. This was
called the Sunnah.
632 CE

4. The Spread of Islam 4 Between 632 CE, and 661 CE,
the Islamic religion had spread
to Egypt, Palestine, Syria,
Mesopotamia, Iran, west to
Tripoli (Libya), north to the
Taurus and Caucasus Mts
(Turkey and Georgia) and east
to Pakistan.
After Muhammad’s death, his
successors were called caliphs.
There was disagreement over
who should lead. This caused
a split between the Sunni and
Shiites that continues to the
present day.
661 CE

5. The Spread of Islam 5 Battle of Tours By 732 CE, the Muslim Empire
had spread across all of North
Africa and into Spain in the
west. Further Muslim conquest
was stopped at the Battle of
Tours, in western France.
To the east, the Muslim Empire
spread across the Indus River
and into western India.
732 CE

6. Islam Today 6 There are over 1.6 Billion Muslims in the world
today , including about
7 million in the USA.
Muslims make up the
majority of North Africa,
the Middle East, and
South East Asia.
Islam is the state religion
in 26 nations.
Muslim Populations

7. 7
Assignment:
You will be assigned a slide – either slide # 2, 3, 4, or 5. For your slide you will:
Create two slides to follow your assigned slide. Call them 2a +2b, for example.
On slide a:
- define or identify all terms, places or people. (Maximum of 3 -4)
- find a picture to represent each term, place or person.
3. On slide b:
- research and explain in detail the growth of the Islamic Empire during
that time period.
-Read each bullet point and ask questions about it. Then
answer those questions.
- use a picture to illustrate each of your explanations.
4. An example based on slide #6 follows.

8. Slide 6a State religion – the officially recognized religion
of a particular nation.

9. Slide 6b Islam is the state Muslims make up There are over 1.6
Billion Muslims in the
world today,
including about
7 million in the USA.
Muslims make up
the majority of
North Africa, the
Middle East,
Islam is the state
religion in 26 nations.
Afghanistan Maldives
Algeria Malaysia
Bangladesh Mauritania
Bahrain Morocco
Brunei Oman Comoros Pakistan
Egypt Qatar
Indonesia Saudi Arabia
Iran Somalia
Iraq Tunisia
Jordan United Arab
Kuwait Emirates
Libya Yemen
and South East Asia.

10. Next Steps Analyze your assigned slide:
Circle the words you think your group needs to define for the class. Limit this to 3 – 4 words.
2. Ask a question about each bullet point on the slide. Think about questions you believe your classmates will have about the topic. Write your questions in the margins of the handout.
3. Each person in the group must have these notations done in order to proceed to the laptop station to begin creating your slides.