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Unit 5: The Rise of Islam
[dropcap type=”box”]T[/dropcap]he rise of Islam is a pivotal moment in history. The effects of Islam are still seen and experienced by us today. This unit will help students understand the Rise of Islam and its founder Mohammed.
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Unit 5 [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]High School[/flag]
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Unit Overview
- Subjects Covered
- Grammar, Literature, Composition, Social Studies
- Time Period
- Medieval – Renaissance
- Grade Level
- Highschool: 9-12
- Civilization
- Arab, Islamic, Roman
- Literature
- Beowulf
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Unit Description
The rise of Islam is a pivitol moment in history. The effects of Islam are still seen and experienced by us today. While there are many negative effects of Islam in the modern world, they are also responsible for many great things, such as: the rediscovery of Plato, Aristotle, and the preservation of many of the great Greek thinkers. This unit will allow the reader to know and understand the Rise of Islam as well as its founder, Mohammmed.
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Leading Ideas and Biblical Principles
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- An individual’s character will be reflected in his leadership.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. – Proverbs 23:7 - There is power in the spoken word to do evil or to do good.
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. – Matthew 12:34 - The rise and fall of nations and leaders is determined by God. – Proverbs 21:1
- God’s word is the supreme source of God’s revelation to man. II Timothy 3:16-17.
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Key Events, People, and Topics.
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- Mohammed
- Abu-Bekr
- Tarick
- Charles the Hammer
- Battle of Tours
- Pepin
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Unit 5 Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]High School[/flag]
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Unit 5 Literature Assignment
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[button size=”medium” link=”http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16328/16328-h/16328-h.htm#PREFACE”]Beowulf: Free Public Domain Version[/button]
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Supporting Videos
Islamic Prayers
Islam Advances Knowledge
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Points to Ponder
Why so much narration?
In developing readers and writers, narration plays a key role in the development of both writing skills and comprehensions skill. Narration serves as practice in the chronological recall of key aspects of the reading and in accurately retelling what has been read. It also serves as great writing practice for the student. Often in the student’s narration, you will find them unconsciously mimicking the writing style of the reading, thus gaining practice with varied sentence structure and new vocabulary.
Points to Ponder:
1. As students and parents begin reading the articles contained in the history section, they will notice that the sentence structure and vocabulary is much more varied than that found in a typical textbook. This reading may prove to be challenging for students who are not used to more complex writing and sentence structure. However, as the student continues the reading they will not only find it easier, but their vocabulary will expand and their writing will improve based on the variety of writing styles read throughout the history section.
2. You will notice that not all of the articles chosen are written by the same author. This too, was a conscious decision on the developers of this curriculum. As we all know, the way history is perceived and recorded can vary based on an author’s personal worldview and perspective. In choosing articles by various authors, we are illustrating this fact to the student and challenging them to compare and contrast various aspects of recorded history.