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Homeroom: 6th Grade World History

Objective: Explain the beliefs of Islam and how it developed in the Middle East.Do Now

Directions: Annotate the passage by boxing in key words and underline key details before answering the questions in complete sentences. Reading Check1. Across which empire did Christianity spread?

a. Egyptian b. Mauryan c. Roman d. Greek

2. Which of the following options best describes the Christian ritual of Baptism?a. Meal of bread and wine b. Initiation ceremony c. Confession of sins d. Anointing with oils

Document A: “Core Beliefs of Islam” Robert Pollock, The Everything World’s Religions Book. Media Corporation, 2002.Core BeliefsIslam teaches the following:

1. The Doctrine of God: God is One, God is unique, God has created all things and God sustains all things.

2. Surrender to God: There is only one God. Muslims must avoid polytheism and idolatry (making pictures or physical representations of the divine).

3. God sent prophets and messengers to communicate his message. These prophets include Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. Muhammad, however, is the last and greatest of the prophets.

4. Day of Judgment: Muslims believe there will be a day of judgment during which each person stands before God, accountable for the way he or she lived. Muslims believe that those who lived apart from God in sinful ways will go to hell, but those who do will enjoy heaven, or paradise.

The Five Pillars of Islam: There are five basic duties which all Muslims should carry out as a way of showing their obedience to Allah and these are known as the five pillars of Islam. Below are the first 3 pillars of Islam.

Pillar Description1.

ShahadahProfession of faith. It requires Muslims to publicly recite the phrase, “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his prophet.”

2. Salah Prayer. Five times a day Muslims, either on their own or together, pause from their everyday lives to spend some time remembering Allah. Muslims turn towards Mecca, the holy city where Muhammad received his calling, to pray.

3. Zakat Welfare contribution. Each year, every Muslim who has more than a certain amount of money is required to donate 2.5% of their money to the needy, to help build mosques or for similar causes.

4. Ramadan Fast from dawn to sunset for the whole of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar during which the Qur’an was first revealed to Muhammad.

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It is a holy time where Muslims do not eat, drink, or smoke between sunrise and sunset. This month-long sacrifice leads them to be closer to God and helps them purify earthly desires.

5. Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca. Only required once in a lifetime. A five-day religious pilgrimage to Mecca and nearby holy sites in Saudi Arabia that all Muslims who are physically and financially able must perform at least once in their lives. Pilgrims perform a series of rituals meant to symbolize their unity with other believers and to pay tribute to God.

3. Choose one way the beliefs of Islam are similar to those of Jews and Christians and

explain how they are similar.

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Today’s BIG QUESTION: In what ways are Islamic, Judaic, and Christian values similar?Directions: Read each document and complete the 4-Corner Annotations before answering Guided Questions. .

Document B: The Qur’an, circa 609 - 632 CE

And he who has come with the sincere (faith) and has sincere faith in it, those are they who are pious (religious).

He said, "I will ask forgiveness for you from my Lord. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."

"And they feed, for the love of God, the indigent (poor), the orphan, and the captive (prisoner), saying ‘We feed you for the sake of God alone. No reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.’”

“God does not forbid you from being good to those who have not fought you in the religion or driven you from your homes, or from being just towards them. God loves those who are just.”

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Point of ViewMuslims

believe these are the words

from Allah/God to Muhammad

AudienceCompiled and put

together for followers

and believers of

Islam

Historical Context

Written over about 23 years of

Muhammad’s life until his death

PurposeThese

excerpts teach

Muslims how to

behave in ways that

1. According to the Qur’an, how are followers of Islam supposed to respond to people who speak harshly against them?

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2. What does the Qur’an teach about “forgiveness?”

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3. Why should people do charitable deeds according to Islamic beliefs?

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Today’s BIG QUESTION: In what ways are Islamic, Judaic, and Christian values similar?Guided Discourse Norms:

1. Track the speaker2. Use Habits of Discussion3. Support your comments using evidence from the documents4. Capture discussion notes in the space provided

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Religions Founder – who were they?

Description of God Beliefs/Values

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

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values similar?Directions: Read the document and complete the 4-Corner Annotate and create a thesis statement using arguments from the document.

Thesis:

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Score 0% 50% 60% 80% 100%Details needed

The assignment is not turned in at all.

Work is handed in, with little effort shown and does not meet standards

Does not meet standards.

(Struggles with Restating the Prompt and Answering the Question + Giving Two Reasons Why, only one reason is stated, does not restate the prompt)

Mostly meets standards.

Answer is mostly accurate. (Restates the Prompt and Answers Question, but reasons are not particularly strong or completely clear)

Mastered standards.Answer is fully accurate.

(Clearly restates the Prompt and Answers the Question + Gives Two Reasons Why that accurately answer the question and are strong arguments)

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NOTES Unit 2 Lesson 13 Islam

Islam: __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The story of Islam begins in the hot, dry region of ___________. In early times, Arabs worshipped many gods, sharing stories and beliefs as they traveled through deserts and villages, trading goods like food, cloth, and spices.

Around the year 570, a man named Muhammad was born in___________ As a small child, Muhammad traveled with his uncle’s caravan business, learning more and more about the trade as he got older.

The caravan trade made ___________ a rich city, but most of the wealth belonged to just a few people. As a manager of a caravan business, Muhammad was very bothered that many rich merchants ignored the needy, going against their tradition of helping the poor.

One day, Muhammad went to meditate in a cave to help him better understand the changes in his society. While there, Muhammad was visited by an angel who told him to go and spread the word of ___________. Muslims viewed Muhammad as a prophet, and his messages form the basis of Islam.

Muhammad taught that there was only one God, called ___________. This meant Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, was monotheistic. He also preached about the importance of helping the poor and needy and treating slaves kindly and mercifully.

As more people began to listen to Muhammad’s teachings, Mecca’s rulers grew worried. They planned to kill the prophet, but Muhammad left Mecca and traveled to Medina. Muhammad’s departure from ___________ in 622 is called the hegira. This event is so important to the history of Islam that Muslims, people who follow Islam, made 622 the first year of the Islamic calendar.

Muhammad became a spiritual and political leader in ___________. His house became the first mosque, or building for Muslim prayer. Muhammad died in the year 632, but the religion he presented would spread far beyond the Arabian Peninsula. The messages Muhammad received throughout his lifetime was collected in the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam, for all Muslims to remember and live by.

Today, ___________ is the second most practiced religion in the world. With over 1.5 billion followers, the growth of Islam over its short lifetime has been extraordinary. Islam remains, however, a controversial religion as many outside of the Muslim community try to understand its beliefs, practices, and place in the world.

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Date:Homeroom: 6th Grade World HistoryObjective: Explain the beliefs of Islam and how it developed in the Middle East.

Directions: Annotate the document below, then answer the after reading questions.

1. Who is considered the founder of Islam?

(a) Muhammad (b) Gabriel (c) Kadija (d) Allah

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POV: HC:

Audience: Purpose:

Document 1: “Why did Islam Spread So Quickly?” Source: The DBQ Project (Magazine, 2004)

In 610 CE, a merchant trader from Mecca made one of his frequent visits to a cave. For Muhammad, it was a time to pray, to get away from the scramble for money and wealth he felt was causing his people to lose their way. According to Muhammad, it was on this visit that an angel squeezed him hard and caused words to flow from his mouth. The words said that Allah was the one God. No doubt a bit shaken, Muhammad at first did not tell anyone about the angel’s visit. After receiving Allah’s words for two years, Muhammad decided it was time to talk and began to recite the received words in public. He spoke of the one god, Allah, and the importance of charity – sharing wealth with the weak and poor. Together these teachings would be

2. Which of the following was not a teaching of Islam?(a) There was one god – Allah(b) You should follow the teachings of the Torah(c) Wealth should be shared(d) You should submit to the will of Allah

3. What is one major difference between Islam and Egyptian polytheism?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What is one major difference between Islam and Hinduism?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Directions: Read the article about fasting (taking an extended break from eating or drinking) and answer the questions below.

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1. Why might so many religions fast? What is the point of fasting?

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2. Have you ever fasted for your religion? If so, explain this experience.

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