Day 2 Age of Faith Age of Faith

Day 2: Age of Faith • Age of Faith – Dominance of Roman Catholic Church in western Europe Rise of Islam out of the Middle East Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris (Gothic – 11631250) • Encyclopedia Britannica, Notre Dame Cathedral, 2015, http: //www. britannica. com/topic/Notre-Dame-de-Paris (Dec. 4, 2015)

Islam’s Founding • Founded in 610 CE by Muhammad in Arabia • A monotheist religion (Allah is the one God) • Muhammad is considered a prophet

Five Pillars of Islam Every Muslim must: • repeat: “I witness that there is only one God and Muhammad is His messenger. ” (Shahada) • pray facing Mecca five times per day (Salat) • give alms (Zakat) - charity tax on income for poor, schools, hospitals, etc. • fast during daylight hours during the month of Ramadan • make the pilgrimage (hajj) to Mecca at least once (if able)

Islamic Scriptures • The Qur’an • Not seen as interpretation of God’s word but God’s actual word The Qur’an

Submission • Islam = submission to God – this means the religion itself – the adjectival form (Islamic) is used to describe things, not people • Muslim = those who submit to God – this means those who practice the religion – the adjectival form (Muslim) is used to describe people, not things

Hagia Sofia

How well has it stood the test of time? 1. 2. 3. 4. You will either be in groups of mostly 3, a few groups of 2 Groups 1 -3 (A) 4 -5 (B) – 6 -8 (C) Answer the respective questions in your groups Submit a picture by the end of the day! 1. Google Doc on blog 5. We will design posters and do a gallery walk tomorrow

A) Roman Catholic buildings: • Saint Sofia Church - Bulgaria • Notre Dame Cathedral – France • Church of St John the Baptist, Kerch - Ukraine • Wells Cathedral - United Kingdom • Monastery of St. Mary Deipara – Egypt • Basilica di San Marco - Venice, Italy • Canterbury Cathedral – England C) Islamic buildings: • Great Mosque of Kairouan Tunisia B) Orthodox buildings: • Church of the Acheiropoietos - • Hagia Sofia – Turkey • Imam Ali Mosque – Iraq Greece • Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba – • Dormition of the Theotokos Spain Church, Labovë e Kryqit Albania

Day 2 HW • Read and take notes from pages 536 -541 – Crusades overview – Effects (military, trade, unintended)