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Unit XVIII - Islam
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1. The Mosque in Medina
2. The Muslim World of 1453
3. Beginnings
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A. founded by Muhammad in 622
B. born in 570
C. successful caravan merchant
D. married Khadija
E. troubled by idol worship/morality
F. a visit by Gabriel – “Proclaim”
G. the first convert
H. 622 – The first hijra, Yathrib (Medina)
I. the reconquering of Mecca
4. Video
5. Death and Division
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A. When did Muhammad die?
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B.. Who took over after his death?
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C. Who else wanted to take over?
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D. Who are Sunni Muslims?
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E. Who are Shi’ite Muslims?
6. Main Beliefs of Islam
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A. The 5 Pillars
1. Declaration of Faith – one God, Allah,
Muhammad is his prophet
 2. Daily prayer – facing Mecca, 5x
 3. Charity to the poor
 4. Fasting during Ramadan
 5. Hajj to Mecca 1x during lifetime
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7. Video
8. Other Beliefs
A. Mosque – Muslim place of worship
 B. Quran – The sacred word of God, as
revealed to Muhammad
 C. Sharia – Written laws of the faith
 D. People of the Book
 E. caliph
 F. the rights of women
 G. the spreading of the faith
 H. eternity in paradise
 I. the importance of Jerusalem
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9. The Dome of the Rock
10 The Great Mosque - Mecca
11. The Early Dynasties of Islam
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A. The Umayyad s
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1. 1st dynasty
2. ruled until 750, Arabs
dominated
3. early successes gaining
wealth and spreading
Islam to NW. Africa. E.
Persia, and Spain
4. overthrown by
Abassids when conquests
slowed
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B. The Abassids
1. led by Abu al-Abbas
 2. lasted until 1258
 3. ended Arab dominance
 4. period of greatest
wealth and power –
“Golden Age”
 5. Bagdad – capital
 6. Persian traditions
 7. overthrown by Seljuks
12. The Golden Age of Islam
A. What were the advances in the
following fields during the Golden Age
(750-1350)?
 1. international trade;
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2. manufacturing;
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3. agriculture;
13. Golden Age (cont.)
4. art;.
 5. architecture;
 6. literature;
 7.mMathematics;
 8. astronomy;
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14. Golden Age (cont.)
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9. medicine; Muhammad al Razi, tests for
locations for hospitals, physicians,
hospitals, emergency rooms, traveling
physicians, holistic health, Avicenna,
diagnosis and treatment of disease,
prescription medication, cataract
treatment
15. Mehmet II
16. Constantinople
17. The Ottoman and Safavid
Empires
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A. Ottoman Empire
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1. Turkish speaking from
western/central Asia
2. strong central
governments
3. largest in 1500’s1600’s
4.Suleiman the
Magnificent
5. janissaries
6. the arts and literature
7. the 4 classes
8. the fall
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(1450-1800’s)
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B. The Safavid
Empire (1500’s-1722)
1. location - Persia
2. Shah Abbas the Great
– centralized govt.,
powerful educated
military
 3. strong economy
 4. capital - Isfahan
 5. the arts and literature
 6. international trade
 7. the fall
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18. Islam in India
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A. When did Islam first spread into the
Indus River Valley? Who spread it
throughout India and when?
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B. Why did Islam conflict with Hinduism?
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C. What was the Mughal Dynasty and
when did it rule?
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D. Who ws Akbar the Great?
19. The Taj Mahal
206. Important Terms and People
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A. Muhammad
B. Khadija
C. mosque
D. Quran
E. Sharia
F. Sunni
G. Shi’ite
H. Abu Bakr
I. Ali and Fatima
J. Umayad Dynasty
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K. Abassid Dynasty
L. Suleiman the Mag.
M. Mehmet II
N. Allah
O. Ottoman Empire
P. Safavid Empire
Q. minaret
R. Muhammad al Razi
S. Avicenna (Ibn Sina)