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Class Discussion

Chapter 14

The Spread of Islam

+Know the Following

Five Pillars of Islam

Quran

Jihad

Mohammad

Mecca and Medina

Dar al Islam

Abu al-Abbas

Abu Bakr

Caliph

Theocracy

Caliphate

Umayyad Dynasty

Shia (Shi’ite)

Sunnis

Abbasid Dynasty

+Is the Islamic world referring to a political or a cultural area?

+Why did Islam spread so rapidly?

+What changed in the Islamic world?

+What impact did the spread of Islam have trade, culture, and empires?

+How did the role of women in Arabia change under Islam?