This is an action-packed ToolBook that uses games, such as "The Great Race" and "A walk with Ibn Battuta" to learn the life and teachings of Muhammad and the Muslim culture. It covers: Life of the Bedouin; Muhammad; The Five Pillars of Islam; expansion of the Islamic empire; Muslim Merchants; and the Golden Age of Islam.
If you lived on the Arabian Peninsula, what would change in your daily life? Live the life of a nomad when you play games, have lively debates, study maps, and learn what the newspaper headlines would have been back then.
The Arabian Peninsula: How geography shaped Arab culture. Bedouin, herder, pastoralist, livestock, clan, nomadic life, hospitality. Oasis, sedentary life. Eurasia. Arid, oasis, isolated communities, camel caravans. The Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean.
The life and teachings of Muhammad. What beliefs do Muslims share with Jews and Christians? The Koran: Beliefs, practices, and law. Abraham and "The People of the Book."
Islam is not simply a religion. It is a way of life.
The Koran and the Sunnah: How they shape Muslim daily life.
The Five Pillars. Pilgrimage, the hajj, Mecca, Great Mosque, Ka'bah, minaret, mosaic (not idolatry).
Ramadan. Diet, fasting, clothing, alms, prayer rug, idolatry, polygamy, dowry.
The Spread of Islam: Military conquests, merchants travel, spreading Islam and Arabic. The Moors. The Moguls. Religious tolerance from a multicultural society.
The Islamic Empire: Caliph, sheikh. Growth of cities. Camel caravan trade routes through Asia, Africa, and Europe. The Silk Road: Spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops.
The Golden Age of Islam: The magnificent contributions of Muslim scholars in science, math, geography, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.
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| INTRODUCTION | |
| #1 Graphic Organizer | How are you connected to the Muslim World? |
| 1. THE LIFE OF THE BEDOUIN | |
| #2 Lecture | The life of the Bedouin |
| #3 Mapping | The Arabian Peninsula |
| #4 Game | The Arabian Peninsula and The Bell Game |
| #5 Mapping | Can you find Mecca? |
| #6 Game | s Simon Sez, Pin the tail on Mecca, Beat the Clock... |
| #7 Game | The Chalkboard Game |
| #8 Internet | Homework: The Arabian Peninsula |
| #9 Mapping | What is your mental map of the Middle East? |
| #10 Internet | w/ game Photos: The Bedouins and The Bell Game |
| #11 Chart | What’s the weather like in Mecca? |
| #12 Internet | Homework: The nomadic way of life |
| #13 Internet | If you were a Bedouin, what would change in your daily life? |
| 2. MUHAMMAD | |
| #14 Lecture | Muhammad |
| #15 Lecture | w/ mapping The Life of Muhammad |
| #16 Graphic Organizer | The Life of Muhammad |
| #17 Research | Mecca before Muhammad |
| #18 Internet | Homework: Muhammad |
| #19 Lecture | Muhammad: On Jews and Christians |
| #20 Internet | 25 questions |
| #21 Chart | Born in the Middle East |
| #22 Graphic Organizer | The religion of Islam |
| #23 Graphic Organizer | What do they have in common? |
| #24 Game | The Great Race |
| #25 Writing Activity | Expressive Essay: I am Muhammad |
| #26 Writing Activity | Narrative Essay: I am Muhammad |
| #27 Writing Activity | Informative Essay: I am Muhammad |
| #28 Writing Activity | Persuasive Essay: I am Muhammad |
| #29 Speech | Deliver your speech: I am Muhammad |
| 3. THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM | |
| #30 Internet | Homework: The Five Pillars of Islam |
| #31 Internet | Homework: The Status of Women |
| #32 Internet | Muslim clothing |
| #33 Chart | A Muslim Never Eats Pork! |
| #34 Internet Photos | : Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| #35 Internet | Homework: The Hajj |
| #36 Graphic Organizer | The Great Mosque |
| 4. EXPANSION | |
| #37 Lecture | Expansion |
| #38 Mapping | The Spread of Islam |
| #39 Internet | The Islamic Empire |
| #40 Lecture | The Caliph of Baghdad |
| #41 Internet | Homework: Ibn Batutta |
| #42 Student project | A walk with Ibn Batutta |
| 5. MUSLIM MERCHANTS | |
| #43 Lecture | Muslim Merchants |
| #44 Lecture | w/ internet The Muslim merchant in North Africa |
| #45 Mapping | The Silk Road |
| #46 Internet | Homework: The Silk Road |
| #47 Student project | The Medieval Bazaar |
| #48 Internet | What to wear to the bazaar |
| 6. THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM | |
| #49 Lecture | The Golden Age of Islam |
| #50 Internet | Cultural blending |
| #51 Internet | The Golden Age of Islam |
| #52 Internet | Homework: Medieval Scholars |
| #53 Game | Medieval Scholars and The Bell Game |
| #54 Game | Inventions & Innovations and The Bell Game |
| #55 Graphic Organizer | Who, what, when, where and how? |
| #56 Internet | w/ mapping Map Test |
| #57 Game | The ABCs of Islam |
| #58 Game | Can you speak Arabic? |
| #59 Student project | The Five Senses |
| #60 Group Analysis | Screaming Headlines |
| #61 Game | Honk if you hate history! |
| #62 Game | Stump the Teacher! |
| #63 Game | The Last Man Standing! |
| Test | 348 questions |
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