1. ISLAM
In CONTEXT
Islam – submission
Muslim – one who submits

2. Foundations


Islam began in the Arabian Peninsula
within Arab Bedouin culture.
This culture was pastoral, tribal, and
polytheistic

5. Foundations

Muhammad was a merchant who experienced a
revelation of God (Allah) that would begin a
new religion – with connections to Judaism
and Christianity.

6. Texts

The Quran (Koran) contains the
revelations given to Muhammad.

The Hadith are the teachings and actions
of Muhammad.

7. Spread



After Muhammad gained followers and won
a civil war against other clan leaders, more
groups joined him.
Military success, the weakness of
surrounding Empires, and elements of
Islamic belief allowed Muslims to expand
their control.
The next centuries saw rapid expansion of
the Islamic empire.

9. Spread

As it spread, Arabic language and culture
spread and mixed with other cultures.

10. Islamic Civilization 1500s

11. Spread & CHANGE

Soon after Muhammad’s
death, two groups developed
as a result of conflicting ideas
about leadership.

Sunni and Shi’a branches of
Islam continued to split into
smaller groups.

13. Spread & CHANGE


As Islam spread into other regions it
influenced cultures.
New cultures also influenced elements of
Islam.

14. Islam compared to
Christianity




Both founders were in leadership and
teaching for a relatively short time neither
wrote texts
Both teachings initially appealed to lower
classes and women
Both belief systems emphasized social
justice
Both challenged the belief systems in their
time and place.

15. Islam compared to
Christianity



Unlike Christianity, Islam began as both a
belief system and a political structure.
Muhammad saw his teaching as the final
revelation of Allah
Unlike Christianity, Islamic belief was strictly
monotheistic and limited representation of
humans or things as idolatry.

16. Connections with Judaism
and Christianity

Islam retained elements of Judaism and
Christianity.



Abraham
Jesus (as a prophet)
The Torah and Quran have similar narratives

17. ESSAY Prompts

Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the social structure of
Islamic Civilization as it spread from
600 ce to 1500 ce.

18. ESSAY Prompts

Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the political structure of
Islamic Civilization as it spread from
600 ce to 1500 ce.

19. ESSAY Prompts

Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the culture of Islamic
Civilization as it spread from 600 ce to
1500 ce.

20. ESSAY Prompts

Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in the commerce and trade of
Islamic Civilization as it spread from
600 ce to 1500 ce.

21. ESSAY Prompts

Analyze the continuities and changes
over time in Islamic Civilization as it
spread from 600 ce to 1500 ce.

Analyze the similarities and differences
in TWO of the following societies as
they were impacted by Islam from 600
to 1500 ce.




India
Anatolia
West Africa
Spain