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The Rise of Islam. Coach Crews World History. Bellringer 2/20. Pre-Test Number your paper 1-11 We will take a pre-test and grade it to see what you know about Islam This will be your first bellringer for the week. Bellringer 2/20. ____ cover(s) most of the Arabian Peninsula.
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The Rise of Islam Coach Crews World History
Bellringer 2/20 Pre-Test • Number your paper 1-11 • We will take a pre-test and grade it to see what you know about Islam • This will be your first bellringer for the week
Bellringer 2/20 • ____ cover(s) most of the Arabian Peninsula. • Mountians • Grassy plains • Desert • Swamp • The Early Arabians worshipped many gods and goddesses but ____ was considered to be the most important. • Allah • Kaaba • Makkah • Bedouin
Bellringer 2/20 • The prophet ____ was also the founder of the Islamic faith. • Yathrib • Madinah • Abu Talib • Muhammad • Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in ____. • gods and goddesses • One God • Pilgrimmage • Fasting
Bellringer 2/20 • The Quran provided Muslims with guidelines for daily life and • Schools • Farming • Commerce • Government • The first caliph to take over after Muhammad’s death was • Umar • Ali • Uthman • Abu Baker
Bellringer 2/20 • Similar to Christian missionaries, ____ spread the teachings of Islam. • Sunnis • Sufis • Shiites • Caliphs • Soon after Muhammad’s death, the Muslim world split into what two groups? • Sunnis and Sufis • Caliphs and Suffs • Sunnis and Shiites • Shiites and Caliphs
Bellringer 2/20 9. Muslim traders were successful because the spread the Arabic language and provided merchants with • Coins • Business records • Banks • Education 10. In Muslim society, social groups were based on • Family connections • Religious beliefs • Education • Power and wealth
Bellringer 2/20 • The Mogul ruler Shah Jahan built ____, a Muslim tomb, for his wife in Agra, India. a. the Alhambra b. the Mosque c. the TajMahal d. the House of Wisdom
Introduction During the A.D. 600’s, people called Arabs began a new empire in southwest Asia. The driving force behind their empire was the religion of Islam.
Daily Life in Early Arabia • Mostly desert • Arabs organized into tribes led by a sheikh • Bedouins – desert herders, lived in tents, used animals for work • Most people lived in towns near an oases or mountain valley • Traveled by caravan for safety
Daily Life in Early Arabia • Arabians handled trade between India and the Mediterranean • Makkah (Mecca) became the richest city and is also the holiest place in Arabia • The Kaaba was a small temple of gods • Pilgrims traveled to this holy place • Allah, the creator, was their most important god