The Rise of Islam

Summer School 2011

Muhammad

• Born into powerful Meccan Family • Became Business manager for Khadijah, a

wealthy business woman whom he would later marry.

• About age 40 (610) while meditating in a cave outside Mecca, the voice of the Angel Gabriel came to him and gave him Gods word.

• He was convinced he was the last prophet.• 613 he begins to preach around Mecca

Islam Basics

• The Five Pillars– Faith – There is only one God, Allah, and

Muhammad is his prophet.– Prayer – Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca– Alms – Support those less fortunate through

special religious tax– Fasting – During holy month of Ramadan,

fast between dawn and sunset.– Pilgrimage – The Hajj or Pilgrimage to Mecca

must be performed at least once in their lifetime.

Islam Basics

• Islam is name of religion

• A Muslim is one who follows Islam

• The Qur’an is holy book of Islam containing the revelations given to Muhammad by God

• Umma – Muslim religious community

• Ulama – Scholar class of Islam who study Qur’an

Links to Judaism and Christianity

• They all worship the same god!• Differences

– Muslims Believe Jesus was a prophet, not son of God– Muslims believe Muhammad was a prophet same as

Abraham and Moses– The Qur’an perfects the earlier revelations and is

Gods final word. – Muslim holy law or Shari’a requires Muslim leaders to

extend tolerance to Christians and Jews because they are “people of the book”

Muhammad’s Death 632

• Muhammad chased out of Mecca in 620 to Medina. There he finds many who will follow him and becomes great leader.

• 630 he returns to Mecca with great Army and city surrenders. City converts to Islam and most of the Arabian peninsula by the time of his death in 632.

• The tribes of the Arabian peninsula are united for the first time ever under than banner of Islam.

Spread of Islam

• The four “Great Caliphs”– Abu-Bakr – All of Arabia by 634– Umar – Syria and Lower Egypt– Uthman and Ali – All of Middle East by 661

• 750 Islamic Umayyad Empire from India to Spain and North Africa

Islamic Split

• After the death of Ali who was the son and cousin to Muhammad, differences arose over who should lead Islam.

• Some believed following the Umayyad’s was the way. Others believed only the blood of Muhammad should lead.

• Those following the descendents of Ali and Muhammad become the Shi’a. Those who follow Umayyad’s become known as Sunni.

Umayyad and Abbasid Empires

• Umayyad – Assassinates Ali in 661. – Move capital to Damascus, Syria– Made easier to control territories– Rebelling groups overthrow Umayyad in 750.

• Abbasids 750-1258– Move capital to new city of Baghdad– Baghdad sits on vital trade routes making the

Abbasids very rich and powerful– Due to size of Empire, Individual Islamic States begin

to emerge reducing the power and influence of the Abbasids and they lose control by 1258

Muslim Culture

• Advances in Science– Math and Astronomy needed to correctly

calculate the proper times for prayer. Also deep curiosity about the world and Muhammad encouraged learning.

– Collecting knowledge• House of Wisdom – Baghdad

– Scholars from different cultures and beliefs translated texts from Greece, India, Persia, and elsewhere into Arabic

Muslim Culture Cont.• Mathematics

– Muslim scholars believed that math was basis for all knowledge.

– Al-Khwarizmi – Mathematician Writes a textbook called “The Art of Bringing Together Unknowns to Match a Known Quantity”

• Technique was called “al-jabr”

• Scientific Method– Muslims did not use greek methods of science based

in Logic. The favored a new method based in observation and experimentation.

Assignment

• Questions:– p. 268 # 1-7 – p. 272 # 1, 3-8– p. 279 # 1, 3-8

The Rise of the Ottoman’s

Summer School 2011

After the Abbasid Empire• Muslim for individual Muslim kingdoms throughout the

old Abbasid Empire.• Fatimids - N.Africa• Moors – Spain• Safavids – Persia• Turks – Anatolia

– Located present day southwestern Turkey– Military Society– Leader – Osman

• West called him Othman and his followers Ottomans

Anatolia United

• Osman Unites Anatolia into a small Islamic state by 1300.– Military success based on Gunpowder

• Son Orkhan, names himself Sultan or “One with Power”– Treated those they conquered with respect.– All Muslims needed to serve in Army– Non-Muslims needed to pay tax

Mehmed II

• Mehmed II finally conquers surrounded Byzantine capital of Constantinople in 1453. – Ottomans had been trying to take the city for

over 150 years. – Mehmed was tolerant of other religions and

opened the city for all . Rename city Istanbul.

Selim and Suleyman

• Selim - Mehmed’s Grandson– Conquers Safavids 1514 and moves south into

Palestine, Syria, and N. Africa.– Takes control of Holy Cities of Mecca and

Medina

• Suleyman – Son of Selim– Moves Army’s into Europe– Pushes as far as Vienna Austria

• Europeans finally defeat him 1526.• High Point of Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Decline

• Ottomans hold power till WWI but were in great decline for over 300 years.

• Many lines of incompetent Sultans allow for poor management of huge empire

• Also it became custom for Sultan to have his brothers strangled to prevent a struggle for power in the empire.

Assignment

• Questions:–P.511 # 2-8

–P.515 # 2-8

The Creation of Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

World Studies Summer School 2010

Zionism

• Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people should return to their rightful home in Palestine.

• Zionism movement grows between late 1800s and early 1900s

• Before WWI, Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire.

• After Ottoman defeat, British were mandated to control Palestine as part of the Treaty of Versailles

History

• Jews driven out of Palestine around A.D. 135

• Arab Muslims had controlled Palestine, with some exceptions, for the last 1200 years.

• By early 1900s, Zionists begin buying land from Ottomans who need money to finance their large empire

British Mandate

• British begin to be pressured for Jewish State. • Arabs oppose growing Jewish presence.• WWII Holocaust brings Jewish cause to center

stage. And sympathy for Jewish state grows, especially from America.

• 1920s-1940s Jewish land purchases increase from absentee Arab landowners even though British have outlawed such purchases.

• Jewish Organizing for state continues and violence against British and Arabs escalates

United Nations and Partition

• With support of U.S. and others, Newly formed U.N. tackles issue of Palestine.

• U.N. votes for partition of Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state with Jerusalem to be an international city owned by neither.

• Jews make up 34% of population but receive 55 percent of area.

• Arabs countries universally reject plan

State of Israel

• May 14th, 1948 David Ben Gurion proclaims Independent State of Israel.

• May 15th 6 Arab countries attack Israel• First Arab-Israeli War 1948• Israel wins and seizes half the land given for Arab

state during war. • Land set aside for Arab State never happens.• Some Arab nations grab land for themselves.• Especially Jordan-the West Bank, Egypt-Gaza Strip

1956 Suez Crisis

• Second Arab-Israeli War• Egypt seizes control of the Suez Canal

– Had been controlled by British

• British get Israel with the support of French Air Force to retake canal.

• They quickly defeat the Egyptians and take canal.

• With pressure from Soviet Union and U.S., British, French and Israeli’s withdraw from Egypt leaving the canal in Egypt’s control ending the crisis.

PLO Created

• 1964 – Palestinian Liberation Organization formed. To Liberate Palestine from Israel

• Leader is Yasir Arafat

• Depending on your point of view PLO is:– Terrorist group trying to destroy Israel– Humanitarian group trying to help Palestinians

being oppressed by Israel.

• Group in actuality does BOTH!

1967 Six-Day War

• Tensions had been building between Arab Countries and Israel for some time.

• With Arab countries preparing an attack Israel launches surprise attack destroying air forces in Jordan, Syria, Iran, and Egypt.

• Israeli Army then moves quickly conquering Arab forces on three different fronts

1967 Six-Day War - Results

• Israel takes control of West Bank– Most importantly – The Old City of Jerusalem

• Israel takes Sinai peninsula from Egypt

• Israel takes Golan Heights

• Palestinians living in Jerusalem were given choice of Israeli Citizenship or Jordanian. Most chose Jordan.

Yom Kippur War

• October 1973• Egyptian President Sadat plans joint Arab

attack on Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur• Israeli’s caught by surprise and take great

casualties as well as lose some of territory captured during 1967 war.

• Israel counter-attacks and regains most of lost territory.

• Both side agree to a truce after several weeks of fighting.

First Efforts of Peace

• November 1977 Anwar Sadat Stuns the world by extending a hand to Israel.

• He goes before Israeli Parliament and asks for Israel to join him in peace.

• 1979 – Camp David Accords (Facilitated by Carter)– Egypt Recognizes Israel’s right to exist.– Israel in turn returns the Sinai Peninsula to

Egypt

Ramifications

• Egypt becomes first Arab country to recognize Israel.

• World leaders praise Sadat.

• Other Arab countries condemn Sadat

• 1981 Muslim extremists assassinate Sadat

• New President Mubarak pledges to maintain peace with Israel

Fighting between Israel and PLO intensify

• Palestinians attack Israel-Israel bombs PLO camps

• PLO begins hiding in Southern Lebanon

• Israel invades southern Lebanon and get involved with the Lebanon Civil War

• Israel eventually with draws

Intifada 1987-1992

• Campaign of civil disobedience or uprising by Palestinians against Israel

• Boycotts, demonstrations, attacks on soldiers, rock throwing by teenagers

• Intifada accomplishes little. Does effect world opinion though, putting pressure on Israel to open peace talks with Palestinians

Oslo Peace Accords 1993

• Israel grants Palestinians partial self rule in Gaza and West Bank.

• Creation of Palestinian Authority

• PA must recognize Israel right to exist

• Further Steps to be taken to increase PA rule in future.

• Israeli Prime Minister Assassinated by Jewish extremist 1995

1995-2001

• Further expansion of the agreements at Oslo never happen.

• Both sides never fully cooperate with decisions made.

• Attacks by Palestinians continue and escalate.

• Peace process moves backward.

Assignment

• Questions–P. 1023 # 1, 3-8