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SW ASIA
​300-1200 CE

Holt Textbook & Audio Files
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History Alive - Teach TCI:
ISLAM in MEDIEVAL TIMES
Lesson 7: Origins and Spread of Islam
Lesson 8: Learning About World Religions: Islam
Lesson 9: Muslim Innovations and Adaptations
Lesson 10: From the Crusades to New Muslim Empires

California Framework Inquiry Questions

Religions and Philosophies:  
How did Islam develop and change over time? 
How did it spread to multiple cultures?

Increasing Interconnections Between Regions Over Time: 
How did the distant regions of the world become more INTERCONNECTED through medieval and early modern times? 

What were the multiple ways people of different cultures INTERACTED at sites of encounter? What were the effects of their interactions?
States and Power:   
How did Arab empires gain more power over people and territories over the course of medieval and early modern times?
Environment and Society:     
How did Arabs adapt to the geography and climate of the Arabian Peninsula? 

How did technological innovations affect the expansion of agriculture, cities, and human population? 

Essential questions:


  • How did the geography and climate affect life on the Arabian Peninsula?
  • How did Islam originate and spread?
  • How did the beliefs and practices of Islam shape the lives of medieval Muslims? 
  • What role did cultural diffusion play in the spread of medieval Arabian innovations and adaptations?  ​
HSS Standard: 7.2 
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Medieval and Early Modern Times: Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages.

7.2.1. Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life.

7.2.2. Trace the origins of Islam and the life and teachings of Muhammad, including Islamic teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity
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Web Resources
  • KidsPast:  Islam
  • The Early Middle East
  • PBS-Islam: Empire of Faith - Faith, Culture, and Innovations
  • Top 10 Inventions of the Muslim Golden Age 
  • BBC Religions - Islam
  • People of the Book - Comparison Chart
  • ​Hajj Stories - Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Islam after Muhammad 's Death - Quizlet
  • ​Holt Chapter 3 Notes​
  • Islamic Advances in Geography​
  • Al-Khwarizmi:  Algebra, Astronomy, and Math
  • Ibn Al-Haytham: Optics

video resources

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  • Meet Mrs. Piguillem
  • World History Resources
    • 1st Semester >
      • Rome & Christendom 300-1200 CE
      • Europe After Fall of Rome >
        • Feudalism: Europe
        • Later Middle Ages
        • Black Death
      • SW Asia: Arabia & Islam
      • West African Empires
      • SOUTH ASIA: Gupta Empire, Hinduism, Buddhism
    • 2nd Semester >
      • East Asia >
        • China & Confucianism
        • Japan & Shintoism
        • Samurai Society
      • Civilizations of the Americas >
        • The Maya
        • The Aztec
        • The Inca
      • Renewal In Europe: The Impact of Ideas >
        • Renaissance
        • Reformation
        • Scientific Revolution
      • The Early Modern World >
        • The Age of Exploration
        • Enlightenment
    • World Religions & Cultural Beliefs >
      • Ancient African Beliefs
      • Buddhism
      • Christianity
      • Chinese Traditional Beliefs
      • Greek & Roman Mythology
      • Hinduism
      • Islam
      • Judaism
      • Mayan Beliefs
      • NeoConfucianism
      • Shinto (Japan)
      • Sikhism
      • Taoism
      • Viking Beliefs
  • AVID
  • Research Resources
    • Geography
    • Historical Thinking Skills
    • Links to Sources