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DO NOW: Spread of Monotheistic Religions Directions: Copy and complete. 1. Why are there only ____ million Jews (page 2) in the world? One major reason
DO NOW: Spread of Monotheistic Religions Directions: Copy and
complete. 1. Why are there only ____ million Jews (page 2) in the
world? One major reason is the ____________________ (page 5), or
the scattering of Jews all over the world. 2. Why are there over
_____ billion Christians (page 2) in the world? One major reason is
the missionary work of _________________________ (page 14). Another
major reason is the acceptance of Christianity by a Roman emperor
named ______________________ (page 14). 3. Why are there over _____
billion Muslims (page 2) in the world? Lets find out how Islam
spread! 14 Jewish Diaspora St. Paul Constantine 1.5 2.1
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Objective SWBAT explain how Islam spread as a result of
military conquest.
Slide 3
Key Points Muhammad and his followers used military conquest to
expand their territory. By Muhammads death, most of the Arabian
Peninsula was under his control. A Muslim ruler after Muhammad was
known as a caliph. Muslims allowed conquered people to keep their
religion, but only if they paid a special tax.
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Slide 5
Lets take a tour of the Muslim Empire
Slide 6
First stop, Mecca
Slide 7
Mecca Today Since 1985, over 95% of Meccas historic buildings
have been demolished to make way for new construction.
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Next stop, Damascus
Slide 9
Damascus Today Because of a civil war, there has been a lot of
violence in Damascus, Syria over the past few years.
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Next stop, Jerusalem
Slide 11
Jerusalem Today Because of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict,
Muslims do not always have free access to the Dome of the Rock.
Here, Israeli soldiers guard the entrance.
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Next stop, Cordoba
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Next stop, Granada
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Next stop, Baghdad
Slide 15
Mongols Conquer Baghdad 1258
Slide 16
Baghdad Today Because of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, there was
and still is a lot of violence in Baghdad.