1. The origins and spread of Islam

2.  Prior Knowledge  Define Nomadic & Sedentary in your own words.  Draw a picture, write a brief story, create a comic, or develop an analogy to demonstrate your understanding.

3.  Partner 1: Ask your table partner what religions they can name and write them down.  Partner 2: Ask if your partner can add any more to the list. Write them down.  Draw any symbols that correspond to the different religions, and write anything that you know about the religions you listed.

4.  Write 3 review questions that could be answered by looking at one of the visuals in the chapter (50-64)  Quality Questions!  Multi-step  Cross Curricular (math/science/english)

5.  The visual source I used to answer this question is on page ___  I have concluded that the answer is _________.

6.  Create a Flee map that lists the events of Muhammad’s life in chronological order and colorfully depicts the most significant events in the life of Muhammad.  Include at least 3 details for each major event  Highlight or cite any added information found online or in the honors article.  EC: Add plot terms such as conflict, rising action, denouement to your flow chart. Highlight them in a different color.

8.  Use a reliable source to define Cultural Diffusion.  Explain how this photo is a good example.

9. 1.Which Religion Spread Faster? 2.How much faster? 3.What are some possible reasons for the difference? -When you finish, work on number 7 on the Background essay handout.

10.  Make a Multi Flow map where the main event is “Islam Spreads Quickly.”  Make at least 2 inferences about what will happen after it spreads. How will other cultures be affected? How will Islam Change?

11.  Citing Evidence  Document ___ explains _____________________.  According to document ___, it is clear that _________________________.  Connecting it to your Claim  This shows that _____________ helped Islam spread quickly because ________________.  This is important because ______________________________________.

12.  The evidence in document ___ leads me to conclude that __________ helped Islam spread quickly.  Based on the evidence in in document ___ one can conclude that ____________ helped Islam spread quickly.

13. Claim: Islam spread quickly throughout the middle east because of trade routes and conquest. When you finish, proofread your writing and highlight your evidence and citations.

14. Based on this chart, what are two ways that Sunni and Shia Muslims differ? (When finished, open book to PG 83 and silently read “A Mix of Cultures”.)