5.2 The Arab Empire expands

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5.2 The Arab Empire expands

You can see that in about 130 years Islam spread from Medina in Saudi Arabia to the southern part of France

This is the place where Mohammed spread the message of Islam in the early 7th century

Homework for this lesson

• Read 5.2 The Arab Empire expands

Lesson goals for today

At the end of this lesson you...

• understand how Islam started and how it spread so fast.
• understand how the Islam influenced medieval Europe.

[5.2] Which man spread the Message of Islam?

[5.2] What is the Quran (Koran)?

[5.2] Why did the Arab warriors not conquer France?

Bedouin camp

Caravan of camels

600 AD

Arabia consisted of dozens of nomad (traveling tribes) that all tried to get as much power as they could

Muhammad

• Born in Mecca  in 570 AD.
•  Claimed he received revelations from God.
• These messages were recorded in the Quran.
• Messager of god= prophet.

The Quran was written in Arabic and consisted of 115 chapters

In Mecca the Prophet Muhammed spread the message of Islam but first not a lot of people listened to him. He moved to Medina where he spread Islam more effectively

Hijrah

• 622 AD: M and his followers fled to Medine= Hijrah
• Start of Islamic calender + creation of the Muslim community: the Ummah
• 630 AD start holy war for God= Jihad

Caliph

• After the death of Muhammed a successor was elected each time: caliph.
• =Religious and political leader

Abu Bakr: First Caliph.

Some people thought Ali the cousin of Muhammed should have been elected: Still a discussion till this day in Islam.

How did the Arab soldiers deal with Christians and Jews in the newly taken lands?

Lesson goals for today

At the end of this lesson you...

• understand how Islam started and how it spread so fast.
• understand how the Islam influenced medieval Europe.

5.2 The Arab Empire expands

You can see that in about 130 years Islam spread from Medina in Saudi Arabia to the southern part of France

This is the place where Mohammed spread the message of Islam in the early 7th century