1. Warm Up 1. Copy HW 2. Please grab a white workbook and put your name on the binding in pen/marker 3. Please tear out page 49 and make it page 21 of your SS notebook 4. Return your white notebook to the shelf 5. Be ready for a video in 3 minutes!!!!!!!!!

2. Essential Questions How does religion impact social and political institutions? What happens when people of different cultures interact with one another?

3. What do you know about Islam?

4. Please answer the 3 bullet points on page 21 of your notebook. 1.Small checker 2. Most-Middle East and North Africa Least- Latin (South) America 3. Middle East, because it has the highest percentage of followers there

5. Arabia

6. Daily Life in Early Arabia Desert Oasis-green area w/ water People organized in tribes w/ a Sheikh as their leader Bedouins-desert herders Caravans-group of traveling merchants and animals

7. Geography Makkah (Mecca)- largest and richest town/ center of Islam Ka’bah- built by Ibrahim (Abraham). It is stated in the Qur'an that this was the first house that was built for humanity to worship Allah (God).

8. Muhammad Prophet of Islam Born 570 AD 610 AD angel visits him in the hills and said- ”surrender to the will of Allah” and worship only Allah

9. Allah Islamic God Live a good life and when the “judgment day” arrives God will reward you Quran-holy book of Islam

10. Muhammad’s Social Message All people were equal Became popular among the poor of Arabia

11. A Controversial Message… People should be held accountable for their actions Good actions = rewards Evil actions = punishment Who might have a problem with this message?

12. Closure Please answer the following essential question… How did the introduction of Islam impact the people of Mecca? Make it page 23, don’t forget your name, and hand it in before you leave

13. Warm-up COPY HW Please take out your notes from yesterday – page 22 in your notebook

14. Opposition to Islam and Muhammad The wealthy thought Muhammad was a threat taking…their power and giving away their wealth Muslims were persecuted in Mecca

15. Hijrah “breaking of relationships”-622 C.E. Year 1 of the Muslim calendar They left for Yathrib/Medina-where he started an Islamic State-combination of church and state

16. Mosque Islamic house of worship

17. Return to Mecca: 630 C.E. After several years of fighting Muhammad and his followers, with help of many Bedouin tribes capture the city of Mecca

18. How did Muhammad treat his enemies? Fairly What impact do you think this had on the future of the Islamic religion? It showed Allah was merciful and caused more people to join…

19. Closure Imagine you lived in Mecca at the time Muhammad started sharing the ideas of Islam. Please write a letter to a friend in Jerusalem that includes the following… – The basic teachings of Muhammad – The mood/reaction of the people around town – Your personal thoughts on the future of Mecca/Islam