Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The influence of Islamic beliefs and philosophy on social, political, and economic development of early Islamic civilizations.
- The ways Islamic civilizations and influence spread throughout the Middle East, northern Africa, and western Europe including through trade, invasion, and conquest.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Analyze textual evidence of primary and secondary sources.
- Locate places on a map.
- Identify the effects of religious beliefs and practices on societies and political systems.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There were important developments and influences from the early Islamic civilizations.
Vocabulary
- Islam
- Muslim
- Muhammad
- Quran
- pilgrimage
- Shiite
- Sunni
- caliph
- mosque
- minaret
- oasis
- Mecca
- Medina
- jihad
- Sunnah
- Shariah
- Five Pillars of Islam
- tolerance
- calligraphy
