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UNIT 2 Activity Sheet: Islamic Empires
Directions: Use the attached map to complete items 1-3, and your textbook (Chapter 9) to complete the
chart and questions 1 - 5. #6 will be covered in lecture.
1. LABEL Mecca, Medina, Arabian Peninsula, Persia, Egypt,
2. LABEL and SHADE The Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and Black Sea BLUE.
3. COLOR the Islamic territory at Muhammad’s death ORANGE, both Islamic expansion 632-661
YELLOW & 661-750 GREEN, and the Byzantine Empire PURPLE.
EARLY ARABIC BELIEFS
ISLAM
Guided Reading
1. What do we know about Muhammad’s early life?
2. Describe the encounter Muhammad experiences while meditating outside of Mecca?
3. Islam means:
4. When Muhammad left Mecca where did he go?
a. What is this event called?
b. What year is it in the Islamic calendar?
5. Briefly describe each of the five pillars of Islam:
a.
b.
c.
d.
6. Complete the venn diagram below.
ISLAM
ALL THREE
JUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY