Chapter 7, Section 2 Homework (Due 11/1)

Please read Chapter 7, Section 2 in your textbook and do the following things:
*Take notes for the entire section in your journal (Work on keeping your notes concise and correct without writing in full sentences)
*Answer the Checkpoint Question on Page 214 (Correct from earlier post that said 314)
*Answer Assessment Questions #3, 4, and 5 at the end of the chapter

THIS WILL BE DUE AND STAMPED ON MONDAY

Islam Unit Test Study Guide

Your Unit 1 Test will be on Tuesday, October 26th. You should complete this study guide as your final homework assignment.

You can define the words and then either bullet answers or write complete sentences for the second part (obviously you can skip questions like the geography location question since it can not be answered).

The study guide should be completed by next Monday, 10/25.

The study guide is available here

10/15 Homework - Chapter 10, Section 3

Use the online textbook (Link and username/password to the right) to read Chapter 10, Section 3: "Muslim Civilization's Golden Age". As you read take appropriate notes in your journal, and complete the following assignment, to be stamped on Wednesday 10/20.

1. Through what actions was social mobility possible in Muslim society? How does this compare to social mobility in the United States today?
2. What achievements did Muslims make in economics, art, literature, and science?
3. How could slaves gain their freedom in Muslim society?
4. How did business methods of Muslim merchants encourage trade and industry? (Be specific!)
5. What were the central themes of Muslim literature and Arab poetry?
6. How did Ibn Khaldun improve the study and writing of history?
7. Who had access to education, and what were the emphasized subjects?

Homework for 10/12 - DUE 10/14

The following TWO assignments will be due in-class on Thursday 10/14. The first assignment asks you to use your map and timeline to answer a few questions, while the second assignment asks you to read a primary source document entitled "The Pact of Umar" which set forth the relationship between Muslim conquerors and the dhimmi in the conquered lands.

Assignment #1: Spread of Islam (Political + Religious):
With your completed Map/Timeline, please answer the following questions:
1. What influences might play a role in a decision to convert (social, political, or economic)?
2. Is it more challenging for individuals to join a faith when it appears to be a minority faith or when its members form the majority?
3. In what important way was the conquest of territory by Muslims different from the spread of Islam?
4. How many centuries do historians think it took from the time Islam was introduced until it became the religion of the majority population in Egypt, Syria, Iran, and Spain?
5. To which regions did Islam spread mainly as a result of trade and travel?

Assignment #2: The Pact of Umar Primary Source
Read the primary source here
1. What is the purpose of the “Pact of Umar”?
2. Who is the letter from, and who is it to?
3. What do the dhimmi receive for accepting the “Pact of Umar”?
4. During what period does the “Pact of Umar” come from? (Muhammad, 4 Rightly Guided Caliphs, Umayyads, Abbasids)
5. Why would the Umayyads agree with the following statement: “We shall not teach the Qur'an to our children.”
6. This document is a primary source What are primary sources? i. What do you think the best thing is about using primary sources to evaluate history? ii. What potential problems are there with using primary sources to evaluate history? iii. What are some things that you could look for within a primary source to assess its validity? 7. After these questions are answered, visit these two websites and read a little about primary sources:
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/analyze.html and
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/types.html

BOTH ARE DUE THURSDAY IN CLASS

Listen to a podcast (or 3) for EXTRA CREDIT!

You have the opportunity to listen to a Podcast for extra credit points (quiz or homework points). You can do up to 3 of them for this unit, and they can be found at the below links. If you need a place to listen to them, you can do so in my classroom before or after school.

Each podcast is a little longer than I originally thought (the rest of the year they'll be ~25 minutes instead of 45 minutes). To get extra credit you must:

1. Listen to podcast
2. Write a 3-4 paragraph summary of the information provided in the podcast. This can be a general overview of what was talked about, or a brief overview and summary of a story or historical moment that was discussed.
3. Once you have listened and summarized, you should come in before school, at lunch, or after school and discuss what you learned with me for about 5 minutes.
4. Depending on your effort and completion of the above tasks, you can earn back 10 quiz points or 10 homework points.
   

The split of Islam, Sunni and Shia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00l5mhl
The Umayyad Caliphate: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c5xzc
The Abbasid Caliphs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003hyfd

If you have any questions, email me here or find me on Twitter @MattyWH9.

Chapter 10, Section 2 Questions

Please read Chapter 10, Section 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions for class on Wednesday. The link to the online textbook is to the right of the page (Use a capital 'R' in Royals).

• Why is the “Dome of the Rock” an important location in the Muslim faith?
• Create a T-Chart which shows differences between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims (Checkpoint, P. 312)
• What were 3 reasons for the successes of Muslim conquests? (Checkpoint, P. 314)
• How did the Umayyads treat “conquered people”? Do you think this would be beneficial or hurtful to Umayyad power?
• What changes were made under the Abbasid Caliphate?

This will be reviewed and stamped on Wednesday in class.