Chapter 3, Section 2

Standard 7.2.2

Please take out the following

1. Your student planner

2. Pen or pencil

3. Spiral note-book for Cornell Notes

or 3-ring binder paper

Homework

Sept. 30th, Wednesday

Grade sheet due Parent signature

Oct. 1st, Thursday Arabia Storyboard is due

Chapter 3, Section 2: Pages 59-65. HSS 7.2.2

DEFINITIONS/NOTES VOCAB. & TOPIC

Origins of Islam

OBJECTIVE: By the end of the period, students will be able to summarize how the religion of Islam began and what its main beliefs are.

STANDARD(S) 7.2.2 …origins of Islam… …life and teachings of Muhammad…

Origins of Islam

Saudi Arabia- Arabia; Arabian Peninsula

a peninsula is a body of land

surrounded by water on 3 sides

- Is called a “crossroads” location

because it links trade routes to 3 continents (Africa, Europe, Asia)

- Seas: Red Sea ,Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea

- hot, dry, mostly desert

The Origins of Islam

TOPICS

1.Muhammad

Arabia is

where Islam

first began

The Origins of Islam, pg. 59

NOTES TO STUDY

1a. A man who became a prophet

1b. He introduced the religion called

Islam to the people of Arabia

1c. His teachings were similar to

Judaism and Christianity, but

they also presented new ideas

1d. Born in Mecca in 570 A.D.

1e. Managed a caravan business

Pg. 59

TOPICS

2. trade

3. Gabriel

the angel

4. prophet

NOTES2a. Caravan trade made Mecca a rich city

A Message for Muhammad, pg. 60

3. Muslims believe that God had spoken to Muhammad through an angel and made him a prophet

4. A person who tells messages from God

5. Islam

6. Muslim

7. Qur’an

5a. The messages Muhammad received from the angel form the basis of Islam

5b. Islam means “to submit to God”

6. A person who believes in Islam

7. The holy book of Islam

3 Religions, pg. 60

8. Judaism, Christianity and

Islam all began in Southwest Asia

9. Religions that believe in one God

10. Part of the Hebrew (Jewish) Bible

11. The Christian Bible

12. The holy book of Islam

9. Monotheistic

10. Torah

11. Bible

12. Qur’an

The Big Idea

Muhammad, a merchant from Mecca, introduced a major world religion called Islam.

13a. Muhammad Becomes a “Prophet”(a person who tells messages from “God”)

13. How did the religion of Islam begin? 13b. Mecca

– rich city because of trade– has a shrine (the Kaaba)

• pilgrims visit Mecca to worship at Kaaba

13c. Muhammad prays and “fasts” in cave– age 40, visited by “angel” (Gabriel)

• told to “recite” (memorize & tell) God’s word• messages are basis for Islamic religion• a follower of Islam: a Muslim• messages are basis for Qur’an

– holy book of Islam

Origins of Islam

Mecca

Kaaba

lineage

Warm-Up Questions: ch. 3-2Write the Questions and Answers1. Who was Muhammad?

2. Who was Gabriel?

3. What religion did Muhammad create?

4. What is a Muslim?

5. Where was Islam created?

6. W hat is the Qur’an

Answers to the Warm-up

1. A prophet (Islam)

2. The angel who spoke to Muhammad

3. Islam

4. A person who follows Islam

5. Saudi Arabia (Arabia)

6. The holy book of Islam

14. What do Muslim’s believe in?What are monotheismand polytheism?

Muhammad’s Teachings14a. only “one God” – Allah

14b. monotheistic (like Judaism &

Christianity)14c. Believed in earlier prophets

– of Jews & Christians “people of the book”

• (Abraham, Moses, Jesus)

14d. Wealthy merchants in Mecca upset– Muhammad told them

• to stop worshipping idols– polytheism (believing in several gods)

• give to poor– pilgrims to Mecca brought business– rejected Muhammad’s teachings

15.What

was the hegira?

15a. hegira

15b. mosque

Islam Spreads in Arabia15. Muhammad’s life threatened in Mecca

– 622 A.D. flees to Medina (the Prophet’s City)

15a. journey to Medina called the – teachings take root

15b. his house called 1st a building of Muslim prayer

– 622 A.D. 1st year of Muslim calendar– new revelations from God

• face Mecca when praying– other Arab tribes become Islamic– fight and (in 630) re-enters Mecca - accepted– 632: Muhammad died

Lineage: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

RETURN

Summary Task

• Write 3 to 5 good, complete sentences that describe (in general) what these notes are all about. Include some (a few) specific details.

Muhammad’s Teachings