1. Movie Trailer #2-The Spread of Islam
Movie Trailer #1-Rise of Islam
Movie Trailer #2-The Spread of Islam
Movie Trailer #3-Muslim Achievement
Describe Arabia and its people before the rise of Islam (harsh environment, desert, polytheistic
Explain how Muhammad became a prophet and how he began to unify the Arabian Peninsula under Islam (visit from the angel Gabriel, told him to spread the word of God/Allah, one God, some people opposed, kicked him out of Mecca, eventually Muhammad won and returned to a united Arabian peninsula
Identify the basic beliefs and practices of Islam (5 pillars of faith; one God, prayer 5 times a day facing Mecca, giving aid to the poor, fasting during Ramadan, hajj
Describe how Muhammad successors spread Islam (elected Abu-Bakr, conquered new lands, Muslim faith helped them achieve expansion, gained followers when they liberated people from harsh rulers, people followed Islam to avoid tax put on non-Muslims, religious tolerance
List sources of conflict with the Umayyad and Muslim state (Umayyad’s surrounded themselves in wealth. Some resisted and formed Shi’a group which said caliphs needed to be relatives of Muhammad and didn’t live the life of luxury)
Explain how Muslim lands were split among rival groups (Abbasids took over Umayyad and took over the East….Iraq, Iran, central Asia. Al-Andalus controlled parts of Spain and North Africa. Fatimids sprang up in North Africa and spread to Arabia and Syria
Describe Muslim society during the Abbasid caliphate (Muslim’s were divided into 4 groups-Muslims from birth, those who converted…they paid a higher tax, non-Muslims-Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians, and slaves none of which were Muslims
Explain how Muslims worked to preserve scientific learning (saved text during Europe’s time of Chaos, collected ancient Greek, Indian and Persian works of science and philosophy. Set up House of Wisdom in Bagdad, which was a center of study
Give examples of Muslim advances in the sciences (medicine, encyclopedia, al-Khwarizimi invented Algebra, used experiments to test ideas, influenced invention of telescope and microscope. Muslims had their own special practice of art-calligraphy