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Warm Up: Get out your Islam packet; how many questions do you have left to do? . Tuesday/Wednesday, 10/29 & 10/30. Meet in the Library on Thursday!!. Ancient Civ Essay. Turned in your essay? Turn in your reflection sheet if you have not. Didn’t turn in your essay?
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Warm Up: Get out your Islam packet; how many questions do you have left to do? Tuesday/Wednesday, 10/29 & 10/30 Meet in the Library on Thursday!!
Ancient Civ Essay • Turned in your essay? Turn in your reflection sheet if you have not. • Didn’t turn in your essay? • Turn in the reflection sheet* • Turn in the reflection essay* • Turn in the Ancient Civ essay. • Complete an essay reflection sheet after I have graded your essay. * I won’t grade your essay until you do both of these!
Objective: • I will be able to create an outline to guide my writing of an essay on why Islam spread so quickly.
Introductory Paragraph Things NOT to do in an introductory paragraph: • Apologize. • Avoid phrases like the following: • In my [humble] opinion . . .I'm not sure about this, but . . . • Announce your intentions. Do not flatly announce what you are about to do in an essay. • In this paper I will . . . • The purpose of this essay is to . . . • Use a dictionary or encyclopedia definition.
Outline Guide: Paragraph #1 • Working Title : • Why did Islam Spread So Quickly? • Grabber: • In the year 610 C.E. a man • went to a cave to pray. • heard the word of God • Was visited by the archangel • Background: • Muhammad • heard the word of God • began to recite the words in public • and • began a religion called Islam that changed the world. • spread the message of one god, Allah.
Paragraph #1 (Introduction) Continued • Stating the Question: • How was Islam • able to spread so quickly? • , in 120 years, able to spread so fast? • Thesis and Road Map • There were four • Main reasons • Main factors • that caused Islam to spread so • rapidly: • quickly: • trade, the message, military conquest, and political order.
Paragraph #2 • Baby Thesis for bucket #1: • A/An • major • key • important • reason for the swift spread were the trade routes. • Evidence: (Doc A) • Mecca • was already at the center of many trade routes. • was a center of trade in the region. • Argument: • Ideas • spread through human contact. • are exchanged when people meet. • Trade • led to discussion and the exchange of information. • Was not just about exchanging goods; it was also about exchanging learning.
Paragraph #3 • Baby Thesis for bucket #2 • A/Another • second reason • reason • for the • quick • rapid • spread of Islam was • the appeal • attraction • of the message.
Paragraph #3 (continued) • Evidence: • The Qur’an • emphasized • stressed • (list three things that it emphasized or stressed). • Argument: • (explain why these ideas were important)
Paragraph #4 • Baby Thesis for bucket #3 • A/Another • reason • third reason • for the ___*______ spread of Islam was military conquest. • Evidence: pick at least two!) • (expansion of land controlled by Muslims, Muslims cannot attack other Muslims; ghazu raids against other peoples allowed; military victories) * rapid; fast; quick
Paragraph #4 (continued) • Argument: • Military victories across • the Middle East, Africa, and Spain • the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Spain • led to • territorial expansion and exposure to Islamic thought. • the expansion of territory and introduction to Muslim ideas.
Paragraph #5 • Baby thesis for bucket #4 • Finally/Lastly/Last of all, Islam spread ___*______ • due to • because of • as a result of • the political order • it brought. • it created • Evidence: (duties of the Caliph; clear obligations – Doc E; People of the Hims preferring Muslims – Doc F) * rapidly; quickly; swiftly
Paragraph #5 (continued) • Argument: • (Qur’an guides daily life; rules for living; little political order in the region before Islam; helped to stabilize the region; helped spread the religion).
Conclusion • The world • changed • transformed • because/as a result • of Muhammad’s • visit to that cave • visit by an archangel • near Mecca over 1500 years ago. • That moment • gave birth • created • to Islam, which would soon establish itself as a major world religion. • Islam’s ____*___ spread was due to (list reasons). • (write a final sentence about how the world would be different without Islam; keep it positive and concentrate on the message of Islam) • * rapid; fast; quick