The Rise of Islam
... Sassanian Empires; 636 defeat Byzantine army at Yarmuk; 637 defeat Persian force; • 640 conquer Syria and Cairo; • by 650 conquered entire Persian Sassanid Empire; • rest of Egypt and North Africa; ...
... Sassanian Empires; 636 defeat Byzantine army at Yarmuk; 637 defeat Persian force; • 640 conquer Syria and Cairo; • by 650 conquered entire Persian Sassanid Empire; • rest of Egypt and North Africa; ...
The Muslim World
... The Rise of Islam p. 263-268 Muhammad (p. 264) – Orphaned at the age of 6 – Illiterate – Married his business partner Khadijah – Revelations Angel Gabriel Allah spoke to him ...
... The Rise of Islam p. 263-268 Muhammad (p. 264) – Orphaned at the age of 6 – Illiterate – Married his business partner Khadijah – Revelations Angel Gabriel Allah spoke to him ...
Arabia and Islam Graphical Review
... 3. Where did Islam spread before moving into Spain? Islam was in Africa before Spain Map P. 55 4. What bodies of water surround Arabia? Persain Gulf and Red sea surround Arabia 5. Based on this map why do you think Mecca was such an important city? It was at the ocean side: trades were done over Lan ...
... 3. Where did Islam spread before moving into Spain? Islam was in Africa before Spain Map P. 55 4. What bodies of water surround Arabia? Persain Gulf and Red sea surround Arabia 5. Based on this map why do you think Mecca was such an important city? It was at the ocean side: trades were done over Lan ...
Why did the Kingdoms of Western Africa flourish?
... 3. What religion did people practice in Ghana? How did it spread to western Africa? • Islam • Spread by the way of the transSaharan trade routes • Ibn Battuta was a traveler and historian from Morocco who traveled to every country in the Muslim world over 27 years, encouraging people to be more dev ...
... 3. What religion did people practice in Ghana? How did it spread to western Africa? • Islam • Spread by the way of the transSaharan trade routes • Ibn Battuta was a traveler and historian from Morocco who traveled to every country in the Muslim world over 27 years, encouraging people to be more dev ...
The Islamic World 600 to 1500 A.D.
... • Create Deccan Empire in central India • Religion and culture ◊ Ruling class are minority (Persianized Turks and Afghans ◊ Ghazis are warriors who force conversion ◊ Sufis convert many low caste Hindu’s in the North ◊ Rulers act like separate caste • Urdu-Hindi language develops: combination of Rul ...
... • Create Deccan Empire in central India • Religion and culture ◊ Ruling class are minority (Persianized Turks and Afghans ◊ Ghazis are warriors who force conversion ◊ Sufis convert many low caste Hindu’s in the North ◊ Rulers act like separate caste • Urdu-Hindi language develops: combination of Rul ...
Extra Worksheet
... 10. Within 100 years, what areas did Islam forces seize control? 11. What was the significance of the following battles: 12. What Sunnis and Shias? ...
... 10. Within 100 years, what areas did Islam forces seize control? 11. What was the significance of the following battles: 12. What Sunnis and Shias? ...
How is the history of Islam significant for us today?
... - It gave rise to the central Muslim schism between Sunnis and Shiites that still explains much of today’s Islam. - Expanded the frontiers of Islam as far as Poitiers and Vienna, Central Africa and India, an expansion that still impact our world today. - It has been so domineering, in such a large a ...
... - It gave rise to the central Muslim schism between Sunnis and Shiites that still explains much of today’s Islam. - Expanded the frontiers of Islam as far as Poitiers and Vienna, Central Africa and India, an expansion that still impact our world today. - It has been so domineering, in such a large a ...
DOC - WHAP Podcast
... Damascene swords were highly prized and sometimes copied by the Europeans. Muslim techniques of building forts could be seen in castles in Normandy and England in 11th and 12th centuries. The Europeans recovered much of the Greek learning that had been lost during the waves of nomadic invasions afte ...
... Damascene swords were highly prized and sometimes copied by the Europeans. Muslim techniques of building forts could be seen in castles in Normandy and England in 11th and 12th centuries. The Europeans recovered much of the Greek learning that had been lost during the waves of nomadic invasions afte ...
Jeopardy Game - Cloudfront.net
... Let’s Play! Please listen carefully and think before answering. Good Luck!! ...
... Let’s Play! Please listen carefully and think before answering. Good Luck!! ...
Slide 1 - SharpSchool
... Women killed by relatives Traditions about the sayings for violating sexual taboos and actions of Muhammad ...
... Women killed by relatives Traditions about the sayings for violating sexual taboos and actions of Muhammad ...
Islamic Empires Study Guide
... The Muslim calendar begins with the year of the Hegira The Hegira was Muhammad’s escape to Medina Muslims choose Friday to be their holy day Muhammad’s successors were called caliphs In the field of medicine, the Islamic empire was ahead of Europe Pope Urban II urged Christians to free t ...
... The Muslim calendar begins with the year of the Hegira The Hegira was Muhammad’s escape to Medina Muslims choose Friday to be their holy day Muhammad’s successors were called caliphs In the field of medicine, the Islamic empire was ahead of Europe Pope Urban II urged Christians to free t ...
Five Islamic Pillars of Faith
... prayers (the first Surah and other selections from the Qur’an) in Arabic while facing the Ka’aba in Mecca. The Hadith (book of tradition) has turned these prayers into a mechanical procedure of standing, kneeling, hands and face on the ground, and so forth. The call to prayer is sounded by the Musli ...
... prayers (the first Surah and other selections from the Qur’an) in Arabic while facing the Ka’aba in Mecca. The Hadith (book of tradition) has turned these prayers into a mechanical procedure of standing, kneeling, hands and face on the ground, and so forth. The call to prayer is sounded by the Musli ...
I. Background
... No priests – only authority is Allah Purpose of serving the community No pork, alcohol Ulama – scholar class Imams Sunna – Muhammad’s example as model for proper living Shari’a = Islamic body of law ...
... No priests – only authority is Allah Purpose of serving the community No pork, alcohol Ulama – scholar class Imams Sunna – Muhammad’s example as model for proper living Shari’a = Islamic body of law ...
Muslim Achievements
... Ibn Sina Most famous philosopher All knowledge from God, had proof that the soul was immortal ...
... Ibn Sina Most famous philosopher All knowledge from God, had proof that the soul was immortal ...
Rise and Role of Dar al-Islam
... • Islam as global power • cover sheet questions #2 and 3 1. What was there about Islam that allowed a pastoral nomadic society to achieve a global civilization? 2. In what sense did Islam achieve global status by 850? ...
... • Islam as global power • cover sheet questions #2 and 3 1. What was there about Islam that allowed a pastoral nomadic society to achieve a global civilization? 2. In what sense did Islam achieve global status by 850? ...
Slide 1
... Arabia often learned the Arabic language. • Traders who became Muslim were more accepted by the Islamic Empire. • Arab traders going to Rome and elsewhere spread Islam as they went. ...
... Arabia often learned the Arabic language. • Traders who became Muslim were more accepted by the Islamic Empire. • Arab traders going to Rome and elsewhere spread Islam as they went. ...
chapter 7 - Lone Star College
... c. Over time, their upper class population became Muslim. d. They often engaged in acts of mass brutality. ...
... c. Over time, their upper class population became Muslim. d. They often engaged in acts of mass brutality. ...
Islamic culture
Islamic culture is a term primarily used in secular academia to describe the cultural practices common to historically Islamic people. The early forms of Muslim culture were predominantly Arab. With the rapid expansion of the Islamic empires, Muslim culture has influenced and assimilated much from the Persian, Caucasian, Bangladeshi, Turkic, Mongol, Chinese, Indian, Malay, Somali, Berber, Egyptian, Indonesian, Filipino, Greco-Roman Byzantine, Spanish, Sicilian, Balkanic and Western cultures.For the last ummah or the children of Muhammad, the culture of a practicing Muslim, are following the teachings of Muhammad.