1. Islam

2. Islam, its beginning Mohammed lived from 570-632 AD Lived in the city of Mecca, he was a trader/merchant Receives the word of God from the Angel Gabriel, which are written down and called the “Koran”

3. What Islam is… A religion that worships the same God that Jews and Catholics believe in. (Allah = God in Arabic is the same as “God” & “Lord”, Abraham, Moses and Jesus are all considered prophets in Islam The Koran updates the Old Testiment (Jewish) and New Testament (Catholic) words of God.

4. What Islam is not… Just a Middle Eastern religion. The basic idea of the religion is to surrender to the peace of God’s will. 85% of all Muslims are not Arab Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world A religion of hate.

5. The Spread of Islam Islam had spread to North Africa, Europe and Asia 100 after Mohammed had died.

6. The Crusades The Holy City of Jerusalem is now under the control of the Muslims.

7. Catholic Europe tries to retake Jerusalem, these were the Crusades

8. East-West Trade European Crusaders discover products from Asia and Africa while in the Middle East The scarcity of these products in Europe creates a demand

9. Scarcity = the lack of something Demand = to need