1. Warm-up (5 Minutes)
1. Take out your homework (Chapter 4, Section 3 Questions and Key Terms and People)
2. Take out a lined piece of paper.
3. Title it: Contributions Short Answer
Make sure to head it:
Your name
Mr. Schreiber
World History
Period __
Date
4. Answer this question in proper short answer format (you don’t have to write down the question):
How have you (or a friend) contributed to your school, your family, a class, a club, a team, or some other group? (at least two examples to the same place)
Possible Introduction: I have contributed to __________ in many ways.

2. Turn to p. 105 in TCI (Red Book)
-Muslims made major advancements in astronomy, zoology, geography, arithmetic, navigation, art, architecture, and technology.
-Had Muslim scholars not translated classic Greek texts the European Renaissance would not have happened the way it did.
-Muslims have not always been recognized for many of their contributions to world civilization.

3. New Standard (3 Min)
7.2.6
Understand the intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa and the contributions Muslim scholars made to later civilizations in the areas of science, geography, mathematics, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature.
Intellectual: intelligent, relating to intelligence Exchanges: trades, to give something and then get something in return.
Scholars: educated people
Eurasia: Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
Civilizations: an advanced society (large group of people living in the same area)
Philosophy: the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct

4. New Essential Question (2 Min.)
Add to your “Essential Questions” Sheet:
3. What is the most important Muslim contribution to World Civilization and why?

5. Muslim Contributions Project (50 Points)
25 Minutes
1. Read your section silently to yourselves and ALL INDIVIDUALLY take notes on why that Muslim contribution was the most important-looking for “JUICY details” (5 Minutes).
2. Pick a facilitator - makes sure group is on track
Pick an artistic director - make sure poster/artwork is high quality
Pick a historian - makes sure details are factual
Pick a presenter - makes presentation for group (1 Minute)
3. Work with your group to create the “perfect” short answer response to this question (arguing for your contribution):
“What is the most important Muslim Contribution to World Civilization?” (10 Minutes).
4. Write your contribution, “perfect” short answer (BIG), and a symbol or image representing the Muslim Contribution onto a poster. (10 Minutes)

6. Muslim Contributions Project Presentations
1. Take out a piece of paper
2. For each presentation write down:
-Contribution Name
-Score of 10-1 for short answer quality (10 for very solid, 1 needs improvement) for quality of short answer.
-Score of 10-1 for most important contribution (what you think is most important) (10 for extremely important, 1 for not so important)
-Jot down notes on Juicy Details for the ones you think are very important - use this information to answer your new essential question
3. At the end:
Circle the one you thought was the best short answer.
Star the one you thought was the most important contribution.

7. Chapter 4, Section 3 Key Terms and People
Ibn Battutah
Definition: A muslim who traveled to Africa, India, China and Spain in the 1320s
Sufism
Definition: A movement that teaches that people can find God’s love by having a personal relationship with God. It had a strong impact on Islam.
Omar Khayyam
Definition: A famous Sufi poet who wrote about his faith, hope and other emotions in a book known as The Rubaiyat.

8. Chapter 4, Section 3 Key Terms and People
Patrons
Definition: Sponsors (people who pay to support something)
Minaret
Definition: Narrow tower from which Muslims are called to prayer
Calligraphy
Definition: Decorative Writing

9. Chapter 4, Section 3 Key Questions
18. What is an astrolabe and how did the Arabs use it? P.94-95
A: An astrolabe is an instrument that Muslims scientists used to figure out their location and direction by charting the position of the stars.
19. How did Arabic advances in geography change the world at that time?
A: More accurate maps and travel resulted in better calculation of distances.

10. Chapter 4, Section 3 Key Questions
20. What contribution to mathematics did al-Khwarrizmi make? P. 96
A: He “invented” algebra.
21. Be able to describe at least 5 Achievements from the Islamic World
A: Varied Answers

11. Chapter 4, Section 3 Key Questions
22. Why did Sufism begin and what is it? P.96
A: Sufism was a new Muslim spiritual philosophy that taught that people can find God’s love by having a personal relationship with God. It began as a response to a new focus on spiritual issues.
23. What are some characteristic features of mosques? P. 97
A: •Minarets – tall thin towers where criers (muezzins) call
Muslims to pray
•Domes – as part of the roof structure
•A huge hall where people gather to pray