1. Get out your Do Nows for CNN Student News
Happy Friday
4th- Find your new seats
Get out your Do Nows for CNN Student News

2. 3 minutes of free write – this means do not write during the news, I will give you time after.
CNN Student News

3. Expansion of Early Islam
632–750 CE

4. Arabia at the Dawn of Islam
Muhammad was born in Mecca
Shared and spread Islam throughout Saudi Arabia
After his death, Saudi Arabia became the first caliphate.
Caliphate: political and religious state of Muslims
Caliph: ruler of the caliphate and known as Muhammad's successor
Muhammad was born in Mecca – throughout his life he shared the understandings of Islam and it spread throughout Saudi Arabia
After his death the land was the first caliphate

5. Expanse of the Umayyad Caliphate
About 100 years after Muhammad, the caliphate covered 5. 8 million square miles
Umayyad Caliphate in 750 CE
Today you will be examining 3 different documents and making a series of hypotheses to answer the central question….
Roman Empire in 117 CE

6. Central Historical Question
How did the early Islamic empire expand?
Think about what strategies were used to expand

7. Expansion of the Early Caliphates
Most of the empire grew during the 7th-8th centuries   

8. Pack up everything except for a device to play Kahoot – unless you want to take notes
You will play individually – if you do not have a device let me know – I will let you borrow my computer or join someone else.