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CHAPTER 3: THE BEGINNINGS OF ISLAM
Lesson 1: Life on the Arabian Peninsula
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What were the physical features and climate of the Arabian Peninsula?
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What three kinds of people lived on the Arabian Peninsula?
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What was the importance of an oasis? How did it lead to settlements?
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Who created the Ka’aba and why is it important before the start of Islam?
Lesson 2: Islam and Muhammad
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How did Muhammad start AND develop the religion of Islam?
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam? What are the holy books of Islam?
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Who are the “people of the book”? What was the policy of religious tolerance?
Lesson 3: Islam and Muhammad’s Death
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How did Muslims determine who would lead Islam after Muhammad died?
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Who are the “right guided” caliphs? Who was Abu Bakr?
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Why were Muslims so successful militarily?
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How did the Umayyads take power of Muslim lands?
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Why did Muslims split into two groups? What were the two groups and what did
they believe?
CHAPTER 4: THE RISE OF THE MUSLIM STATES
Lesson 1: The Expansion of Muslim Rule
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Where specifically did the Umayyads expand to in the East? In the West?
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What methods were used to unite the peoples and lands under the Umayyads?
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What were the complaints against the Umayyads and how did they lose power?
Lesson 2: A Golden age in the East
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What methods did the Abbasids use to strengthen their control over the empire?
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Why was Baghdad considered to be so prosperous?
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What is a golden age? What were some of the cultural achievements of the
Abbasid Empire?
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What two groups removed the Abbasids from power and how?
Lesson 3: Muslim Rule in Spain
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What is al-Andalus? Who took over and why?
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Why was Abd al-Rahman III considered to be such a great leader?
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Why was Cordoba both a great economic and cultural center? What were some
of the big achievements?
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Who eventually took Spain from the Muslims and how did they do it?