1. That’s not the end of the story By 750 AD, the Islamic empire had spread to Spain in the west and India in the east. Question: What role did language and religion play in unifying all the people of this huge region into one single empire?

2. Muslim Distribution Today

3. But, it’s not all lovey-dovey in the Muslim world today! The Shia – Sunni Split!! Work with a partner and your text book to complete the graphic organizer on the “Split in the Islamic Faith.” Learning Targets: What caused the Sunni-Shia split? How does this division effect the world today?

4. Sunni populations in GREEN Shiite populations in BLUE SUNNI and SHIITE POPULATIONS (0 -20%) (80-100%) 1—2—3—4—5 What country is that? IRAN

6. Iraq- 65% Shia, 35% Sunni President of Iraq for 34 years Sunni Saddam persecuted the Shia in Iraq Saddam attacked Iran in 1980. The war last 10 years and took over 1 million lives. In 2005 Shia got elected to the majority of Iraq’s government Iran supported the Shia in Iraq

8. Sunni-Shiite Conflicts around the region

9. CRASH COURSE – ISLAM