1. DO NOW: Spread of Monotheistic Religions Directions: Copy and complete. 1. Why are there only ____ million Jews (page 2) in the world? One major reason is the ____________________ (page 5), or the scattering of Jews all over the world. 2. Why are there over _____ billion Christians (page 2) in the world? One major reason is the missionary work of _________________________ (page 14). Another major reason is the acceptance of Christianity by a Roman emperor named ______________________ (page 14). 3. Why are there over _____ billion Muslims (page 2) in the world? Let’s find out how Islam spread! 14 Jewish Diaspora St. Paul Constantine 1.5 2.1

2. Objective SWBAT explain how Islam spread as a result of military conquest.

3. Key Points Muhammad and his followers used military conquest to expand their territory. By Muhammad’s death, most of the Arabian Peninsula was under his control. A Muslim ruler after Muhammad was known as a caliph. Muslims allowed conquered people to keep their religion, but only if they paid a special tax.

5. Let’s take a tour of the Muslim Empire…

6. First stop, Mecca…

7. Mecca Today Since 1985, over 95% of Mecca’s historic buildings have been demolished to make way for new construction.

8. Next stop, Damascus…

9. Damascus Today Because of a civil war, there has been a lot of violence in Damascus, Syria over the past few years.

10. Next stop, Jerusalem…

11. Jerusalem Today Because of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Muslims do not always have free access to the Dome of the Rock. Here, Israeli soldiers guard the entrance.

12. Next stop, Cordoba…

13. Next stop, Granada…

14. Next stop, Baghdad…

15. Mongols Conquer Baghdad 1258

16. Baghdad Today Because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, there was and still is a lot of violence in Baghdad.