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World History I

World History I. Unit Eight Block Four Lecture Major Islamic Events and comparative religion. Make sure that you are viewing this in “Slide Show” format. Click on “Slide Show” and push “from beginning”. Move through the presentation by pushing on the “up” and “down” arrows” on your keyboard.

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World History I

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  1. World History I Unit Eight Block FourLecture Major Islamic Events and comparative religion

  2. Make sure that you are viewing this in “Slide Show” format. Click on “Slide Show” and push “from beginning”. Move through the presentation by pushing on the “up” and “down” arrows” on your keyboard Click me The split that we have no idea about The split that we know

  3. The shortest Empire on Earth Click me • Mohammed dies in 632 CE/AD after founding Islam and converting the people of Mecca • Mohammed is succeeded by four Caliphs or heads of state from 632 to 661 CE/AD (a total of 29 years!) • After the death of the fourth Caliph Ali, two rival religious groups, the Sunni and the Shi'a or Shiite, divide over who should be the true ruler of the Islamic Empire Not that Ali! But now you know where he got his name.

  4. An Islamic power struggle Click Here

  5. The thrill of victory …… and the agony of defeat! Click me • The conquests of the Islamic Empire are many and include, • Taking Jerusalem from 638 to 1099 CE/AD (leads to the crusades) • Taking Damascus in 635 CE/AD • The Muslims almost overtake Europe, but they lose the Battle of Tours in France to Charles Martel of the Franks in 732 CE/AD. This stops the spread of Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula The Umayyad Mosque in Damascus is the fourth holist site in Islam A glimpse of things to come?

  6. Comparing the three western religions Click me

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