• Week 10

– Review

– The Heirs of Rome

• Explain why Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic civilization are considered heirs of Rome?

– The Rise of Islam

• What are the 5 pillars of Islam?

– Exam 2 Wed

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Kaaba

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A. Arabian Social and Economic Structure

Bedouin

B. Muhammad’s Rise as a Religious Leader

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The Tenets of Islam

Religious patriarchs

Five Pillars of Islam

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Alexandria, Egypt

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War and Conquest: Jihad

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The Politics of Succession 632

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The Caliphate and the Split Between Shi’a and Sunni Alliances

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Breakaway Territories

Spain

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Empire of the Faith (Explain the rise of Islam and expansion) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHhbSvOcz4g

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