Warm Up What is cultural diffusion think about

Warm Up: What is cultural diffusion (think about diffusion in science)? Tuesday/Wednesday, 10/22 & 10/23

Objective: I will be able to describe the beginnings of Islam by reading a background document and answering questions.

Task #1 As a group, complete the Hook Exercise: Cultural Diffusion. (Five minutes!) Part 1 1. Trade 2. Conquest 3. Migration 4. Technology Part 2

Background Main events: 570 A. D. /C. E. to 710 A. D. /C. E. Place: Middle East (Arabian Peninsula) Desert wasteland Few oases. Few economic resources until oil is discovered in the 1900’s (20 th Century) Main ways of life in Muhammad’s time: Nomadic herding Trading in towns No complex religious or political institutions as in other areas during this time period

Task #2 Read the background essay and then answer the questions. (30 minutes)

Task #3: Understanding the Question: 1. What is the analytical question asked by this Mini-Q? Why did Islam spread so quickly? 2. What terms in the question need to be defined? Islam 3. Rewrite the question in your own words.

Bucketing What are four possible ways Islam spread so quickly? Reason #1 Trade Reason #2 Conquest Reason #3 Message Reason #4 Political Order

Continue On Begin working on the next document.

Ticket Out Islam _______________ when began in Arabia originated on the Arabian Peninsula started Muhammad _____________.