Day / Monday/Tuesday / Wednesday / Thurs/Fri
Standard / 7.2.4
Discuss the expansion of Muslim rule through military conquests and treaties, emphasizing the cultural blending within Muslim civilization and the spread and acceptance of Islam and the Arabic language. / 7.2.5
Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade routes among Asia, Africa, and Europe, the products and inventions that traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops), and the role of merchants in Arab society. / 7.2.6
Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.
Objective / SWBAT describe the spread of Islam / SWBAT describe how trade and conquest led to cultural diffusion among the Islamic people / SWBAT describe some of the major contributions of Islamic culture
Essential Question / How did Islam become the second largest religion in the world? / What is cultural diffusion and how did it impact Islam? / How did the spread of Islam change the world?
Direct Instruction / Finish presentations on the Five Pillars of Islam, the Qur’an, and the Sunnah / Reading and annotation of text on Islam after the death of Muhammad / Video and intro discussion
Collaborative Station / Listen to the story of Islam’s spread and answer questions. / Gallery Walk
Partnered Reading
Small Group Presentation
Independent Station / Write a description of the origins of Islam / Write a summary of the spread of Islam / Ranking Muslim Contributions Writing Assignment
Homework Project / Write and illustrate a book about the origins, beliefs, spread, and contributions of Islam. You must include:
· A short description of Muhammad’s life and the origins of Islam
· An explanation of the Five Pillars of Islam
· Information about how Islam spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula
· A description of at least two Muslim innovations or adaptations
This book is due on Monday, September 16
Note: SWBAT – Students Will Be Able To