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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
INTRODUCTION (Chapter 1)
Big Question: Within the religion of Islam, who is Muhammad?
After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the power of the pope increased throughout medieval Europe.
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
INTRODUCTION (Chapter 1)
Big Question: Within the religion of Islam, who is Muhammad?
Hagia Sophia, or Church of the Holy Wisdom, was built in the 500s CE in Constantinople as the main cathedral for the Eastern Empire.
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
INTRODUCTION (Chapter 1)In 1054 CE, a split occurred in the Church in the Eastern and Western Empires.
Constantinople
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Western Church
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Western ChurchLatin-speaking
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Big Question: Within the religion of Islam, who is Muhammad?
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 1: The Pillars of Islam
Big Question: Within the religion of Islam, who is Muhammad?
In 610 CE, Muhammad had his first vision of an angel speaking to him as God’s messenger.
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 2: Muhammad
Big Question: What does Muhammad’s decision regarding the replacement of the holy stone reveal about his character?
In 622 CE, Muhammad and his followers escaped to Medina (the Hegira).
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 3: Islamic Expansion
Big Question: Why was the flight to Medina the start of a new period in the history of Islam?
Between 632 CE and 750 CE, Islam spread to the borders of India and China in the east, through northern Africa, and into Spain.
The Spread of Islam
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 4: Islamic Culture750–1200 CE: Europeans became aware of Islamic knowledge, especially in medicine and mathematics.
Big Question: How did the Islamic Empire contribute to the development of Western knowledge and culture?
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 4: Islamic Culture
Big Question: How did the Islamic Empire contribute to the development of Western knowledge and culture?
The distinctive features of Islamic art and architecture were introduced to Europeans.
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 5: The Crusades
Big Question: What events caused the First Crusade?
Pope Urban II called on Christians to recapture the Holy Land during the First Crusade (1096–1099 CE).
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 5: The Crusades
Big Question: What events caused the First Crusade?
In 1187 CE, Saladin reclaimed Jerusalem.
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 5: The Crusades
Big Question: What events caused the First Crusade?
In 1192 CE, at the end of the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionhearted and Saladin arrived at a compromise regarding the Holy Land.
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MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC EMPIRES
CHAPTER 5: The Crusades
Big Question: What events caused the First Crusade?
In 1453 CE, the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul. They converted the church Hagia Sophia into a mosque.