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Day 9/10: Islamic Booklet (Performance Assessment)
Project
Day 8: Primary Sources
Worksheet (passed out in class)
Day 5: Islamic Achievements
Notes: Prezi
Homework: Draw and name 3 achievements of the Islamic Empires.
Day 6/7: Review and Test
Day 4: Islamic Empires
Notes: PPT
Homework: P82 #1a, 1b, 2b, 3, 4 and P 96 #1b, 2c, 7
Day 3: Muhammad and Islam
Notes: PPT
Homework: Write a one paragraph biography of Muhammad OR a how-to guide on Islam.
Study for Quiz
Day 2: Persian and Byzantine Empires
Notes: Prezi
Homework: State the strengths and weaknesses of the Persian and Byzantine Empires (3 each).
Unit
Day 1: Quran Readings
Primary Sources:
Selections from the Life of Muhammad - Ibn Ishaq
Hadith - The Traditions of the Prophet
The Battle of Tours - 3 Accounts
The Pact of Umar - Non-Muslim status under Muslim Rule
A Greek Account of the Fall of Constantinople
Secondary Sources:
The Mamluks were slaves who ruled Egypt on and off for almost, five hundred years, learn more: HistoryToday: "The Mamluks" by James Waterson.
How did the Muslims conquer Spain so quickly, but fail in France? Military History Online: "The Muslim Horde's Easy Invasion of Iberia" by Robert C. Daniels.
Jews vs Christians in Arabia: HistoryToday: "Red Sea Wars on the eve of Islam" by Peter Frankopan.
2/10/1258: HistoryToday: "Baghdad Sacked by the Mongols"by Richard Cavendish.
Timur the Bloody: HistoryToday: "The Sack of Damascus" by Richard Cavendish.
English From Arabic: MentalFloss: "14 Common Food and Drink Words With Arabic Origins" by Judith B Herman.
Origins of the world's 2nd biggest religion: HistoryToday: "Islam's Origins: Where Mystery Meets History" by Tom Holland.
Multimedia:
Getty Collection: Byzantium and the West
Crash Course: Islam 12:54
Crash Course: Fall of the Roman Empire 12:44
NatGeo: Mecca 3:46
CNN: The Hajj 1:28
Crash Course: Indian Ocean Trade 10:15
The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire (maps) 3:14
An Overview of Islam for kids
Part 1 5:39 - the 5 Pillars
Part 2 8:50 - the mosque and prayer
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