1. Day 2: Age of Faith Age of Faith
Dominance of Roman Catholic Church in western Europe Rise of Islam out of the Middle East
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (Gothic – )
Encyclopedia Britannica, Notre Dame Cathedral, 2015, (Dec. 4, 2015)

2. Islam’s Founding Founded in 610 CE by Muhammad in Arabia
A monotheist religion (Allah is the one God)
Muhammad is considered a prophet

3. Five Pillars of Islam Every Muslim must:
repeat: “I witness that there is only one God and Muhammad is His messenger.” (Shahada)
pray facing Mecca five times per day (Salat)
give alms (Zakat) - charity tax on income for poor, schools, hospitals, etc.
fast during daylight hours during the month of Ramadan
make the pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca at least once (if able)

4. Islamic Scriptures The Qur’an
Not seen as interpretation of God’s word but God’s actual word
The Qur’an

5. Submission Islam = submission to God Muslim = those who submit to God
this means the religion itself
the adjectival form (Islamic) is used to describe things, not people
Muslim
= those who submit to God
this means those who practice the religion
the adjectival form (Muslim) is used to describe people, not things

6. Hagia Sofia

7. How well has it stood the test of time?
You will either be in groups of mostly 3, a few groups of 2
Groups 1-3 (A) 4-5 (B) – 6-8 (C)
Answer the respective questions in your groups
Submit a picture by the end of the day!
Google Doc on blog
We will design posters and do a gallery walk tomorrow

8. A) Roman Catholic buildings:
Saint Sofia Church - Bulgaria
Notre Dame Cathedral – France
Church of St John the Baptist, Kerch - Ukraine
Wells Cathedral - United Kingdom
Monastery of St. Mary Deipara – Egypt
Basilica di San Marco - Venice, Italy
Canterbury Cathedral – England
C) Islamic buildings:
Great Mosque of Kairouan - Tunisia
B) Orthodox buildings:
Hagia Sofia – Turkey
Church of the Acheiropoietos - Greece
Imam Ali Mosque – Iraq
Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Labovë e Kryqit - Albania
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba – Spain

9. Day 2 HW Read and take notes from pages 536-541 Crusades overview
Effects (military, trade, unintended)