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Chapter 7
The origins and spread of Islam
Prereading Page
Directions: There are 8 key terms in Chapter 7: Islam, Muhammad, polytheism, prophet,
monotheism, Muslim, boycott, and siege. For each term, write the definition and then a
non-example. An example has been done for you at the bottom.
Key Term:
Definition:
Non-example:
1.
Islam
2.
Muhammad
3.
polytheism
4.
prophet
5.
monotheism
6.
Muslim
7.
boycott
8.
siege
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A military action in which a
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is surrounded and cut
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to force those inside to
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surrender.
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peace, agreement,
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compromise
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What is the title of the chapter?
List the section titles below.
Quickly sketch 2 images from the chapter in the boxes below. Underneath each box, using
complete sentences, write a caption that explains what you think is going on in the
picture/your sketch.
Caption:
Caption:
Based on the information above, write 2 predictions in complete sentences about what
you will learn in this chapter.
1.
2.
Read the chapter summary on the last page of the chapter. Write 1 sentence that explains
what you think is the main idea of the chapter.
Preview
Muhammad began the religion of Islam in the 7th century. Look at the map below showing
the modern-day distribution of the followers of the religion Islam, called Muslims. Then
answer the following questions:
1.
Which pattern on the map represents the highest concentration of Muslims? The
lowest?
2.
In what regions of the world do most Muslims live? What areas are not that
populated by Muslims?
3.
Based on this map, in what region of the world do you think Islam started? Why?
Section 7.1: Introduction
Section 7.2: Arabia in the 6th Century
1. Describe Makkah around the time of Muhammad’s birth. Use the
following terms and underline them in your description: desert,
prosperous, trading city, merchants, religious center.
2. Why was the Ka’bah built, and how was it used at the time of
Muhammad’s birth?
3. Describe the lifestyle of the Arabs on the Arabian Peninsula. Your
description includes details about…
 government.
 language.
 poetry.
Section 7.3: Muhammad’s Early Life
1. When was Muhammad born?
2. Why was Muhammad’s tribe, the Hashim, important?
3. What did Muhammad learn while living with the nomads in the desert as a
young child?
4. Why was Muhammad’s trip with his uncle significant?
5. What did Muhammad do for a career? Was he successful?
6. How did Muhammad and Khadijah come to know one another? What
would happen between them later?
Section 7.4: The Call to Prophethood
1. Where was Muhammad, and what was he doing, when the angel Gabriel
told him, “You are the messenger of God”?
2. Describe 2 beliefs the angel Gabriel instructed Muhammad to teach about
Islam.
A. Monotheism -
B.
3. What does Muslim mean? What does the meaning tell you about the
Muslim way of life?
4. What is the holy book of Islam called? What does it contain?
Section 7.5: Muhammad’s Teachings Meet with Rejection
1. What did Muhammad teach when he preached to the Makkans?
He taught 5 things:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
2. What are 4 reasons Makkah’s leaders tried to prevent the spread of
Muhammad’s message?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. Despite the persecution his followers often received, Muhammad was
well-protected. Describe Muhammad’s protection.
4. Even though the Makkan’s boycott of the Hashim clan did not break the
clan’s will, Muhammad suffered terrible losses during this time. What
were they?
5. Why is Jerusalem a holy city for Muslims?
Section 7.6: From the Migration to Madinah to the End of His Life
1. Describe the circumstances that resulted in Muhammad moving to Yathrib.
2. Describe the hijrah and its significance for Muslims.
3. Describe how Muhammad asked his followers to treat Jews and Christians.
4. Why did Muhammad ask his followers to treat Jews and Christians this
way?
5. The Makkans and the Muslims had had a rocky relationship for a long
time, but eventually the Makkans agreed to a truce allowing the Muslims
to make their pilgrimage to Makkah. In 630, however, the Makkans broke
their truce. Describe Muhammad’s reaction.
6. Describe Muhammad’s Last Sermon.
Section 7.7: The Four Caliphs
1. What is a caliph?
2. What two things is the first caliph, Abu Bakr, best known for?
A.
B.
3. During the reign of the second caliph Umar, how were non-Muslims like
Christians and Jews treated?
4. Despite complaints that he ruled unfairly by awarding powerful jobs to his
relatives, how did the third caliph Uthman help unite Muslims?
5. How did the fourth caliph, Ali ibn Abi Talib, die? Why did he die this way?
Section 7.8: The Umayyad Dynasty
1. How do Sunni and Shi’ah Muslims disagree on who should be caliph?
2. What did Mu’awiyah do?
3. Describe 2 ways that Arab culture got incorporated into the Muslim
empire.
A.
B.
4. What happened at the Battle of Tours in 732?
Section 7.8: The Umayyad Dynasty, continued
Directions:
1. Using the map on page 84 in your textbook as a guide, add labels for Tours,
Jerusalem, and Damascus.
2. Then, using 3 different colors, color the map key and the corresponding
territories on the map.