1. Islam Chapter 10

3. Muhammad- about 570 a.d. Meditated in a cave Angel Gabrielle appears
Asks Muhammad to become a messenger of God

4. Allah
Arabic for God

5. Hijra/Hegira Mecca threatens to kill Muhammad Muhammad flees to Medina
This is the first year of the Islamic calendar
622 A.D.
????
1390

6. Medina Muhammad converts many people to his new religion
Builds an army and defeats Mecca
(Controversial!)

7. Five Pillars of Islam
Basic beliefs of the Islamic religion

8. Five Pillars of Islam
Belief in one god
monotheism

9. Five Pillars of Islam 2. Daily prayer
- in a mosque – Islamic holy place of worship
- five times a day
- must face Mecca

10. Five Pillars of Islam
3. Charity to the poor

11. Five Pillars of Islam 4. Must visit Mecca once in your lifetime
- known as the Hajj
- the Kaaba
Read A “Pilgrimage to Mecca”
Make a list of the rituals/traditions on the hajj-

12. Five Pillars of Islam 5. Fast during Ramadan
- no food from sunrise to sunset

13. Hierarchy
Islam has no hierarchy
All believers are considered equal

14. Koran / Quran
Holy book for the Muslims

15. Sharia
Body of law based on the Koran

16. Women Women are considered spiritually equal to men
They win more rights under Muslim rule

19. Jihad
Literally- “to struggle.”
Seen as a Religious Duty for Muslims

20. Islam spreads Middle East Northern Spain Into Spain *Battle of Tours
Into Byzantine lands *Crusades

21. Islam Spreads…why? Have Camel cavalry Common faith unites tribes
Equality

22. Non-Muslims in Muslim Empire
Allow other religions to continue to practice in Muslim controlled lands
What’s this called?
They have to pay an extra non-Muslim tax

23. Caliph
The successor to Muhammad

24. The split Muslims disagree on who would be the Caliph
Sunni – believe the Caliph should be elected
90% of Muslims today are Sunni
Shiite – believe the Caliph should be a descendant of Muhammad

25. Sufi- Whirling Dervishes

26. Baghdad
Becomes the capital city of the Muslim Empire

27. Mosques Minarets – slender towers used to call Muslims to prayer
Muezzin

28. Mosques No icons allowed in the mosque Decorated with
Arabesque – intricate design of curved lines
Calligraphy – fancy handwriting

29. ____________
Time of prosperity and great achievements

30. Muslim Golden Age
Massive trade occurs across the Muslim Empire

31. Muslim Golden Age
Pioneer algebra

32. Muslim Golden Age Astronomy Calculated the circumference of the earth
Translate writings of Greek philosophers

33. Muslim Golden Age Medicine Built hospitals Learn to treat cataracts
Pharmacists
Mix sweet syrups and gums in medicine
Canon of medicine
Encyclopedia on medicine

34. Muslim Golden Age Literature &Tales Aladdin and his magic lamp
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

35. Muslim Golden Age All boys and girls receive an elementary education
Must be able to read the Koran

36. Muslim Golden Age ART Use beautiful writing and patterns to decorate buildings and art Adapt Byzantine domes and arches Paint people and animals in nonreligious art

37. Crusades
European Christians fight Muslims for control of Jerusalem and other lands

38. Spread of ideas Warfare! Crusades & Battle of Tours
Muslim ideas spread into Christian lands

40. Section 4: Muslims in India Muslim Turks take northern India
Muslims are led by Tamerlane
MAIN IDEA-
CULTURAL DIFFUSION!
There’s a shocker!

41. Muslim Turks invade northern India
The Indians are divided
Why would some Indian people like Islam?
Who?
Low caste Indians like Muslim ideas of equality

42. Muslims in India The Gupta Empire falls
India is broken up into local kingdoms

43. Sultan
A Muslim ruler

44. Muslim rule The Muslims destroy Hindu and Buddhist temples
They impose the non-Muslim tax

45. Mongols -Will battle the Muslims in the East
-They take Baghdad and loot it
-Eventually convert to Islam
What religion were the Mongols before they converted?

46. Empire crumbles
The Muslim Empire slowly crumbles after the fall of Baghdad
The Empire breaks up into a number of Muslim controlled lands with a Sultan

47. Babur Takes over the rest of India
Begins the Mongol dynasty over all of India:
Called the Mughal dynasty
Mughal
Mughal is Persian for Mongol

48. Akbar the Great Babur’s grandson Created a strong central government
Ended the non-Muslim tax
Strengthened the Empire

49. Shah Jahan Akbar’s grandson
Builds a tomb for his wife called the Taj Mahal
Planned to build another for himself but his son overthrew him and put him in prison until he died

50. SIKHISM
Cultural Diffusion???

51. “The Age of Gunpowder Empires” 1450-1650 Mughal Empire in India Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire

53. The Ottoman Empire
Begun by the Turks

54. Ottoman Expansion Takes over Constantinople in 1453 Led by Muhammad II
Renames it Istanbul
Becomes the capital of the Ottoman Empire

55. Ottoman Golden Age Ruled over by Suleiman the Magnificent
Strengthened government
Improved the system of law
Based on the Sharia

56. Ottoman Social Structure
Men of the Pen (scholars)
Men of the Sword (warriors)
Men of Negotiation (merchants)
Men of Husbandry (farmers and artisans)

57. Christians in the Ottoman Empire
Christians were forced to hand over their youngest sons
The sons were sent to military school
Converted to Islam
Became the Janizaries – elite warriors

58. European domination
By the 1700s Europe was advancing in military, economic and conquest
The Ottoman Empire lagged behind and would eventually fall to the Allies during WWI

59. What is the point of the editorial cartoon?