1. Muslim Empires Seat work
Students will quietly enter the room, find your seats and discuss your three sticky notes on pages with your row group.

2. Muslim Empires
title meaning “successor” in Arabic; used by leaders of the Muslim community who followed Muhammad
caliph
member of an Islamic religious group that supported Abu Bakr as the first caliph and now forms a majority of the world’s Muslims
Sunni
title for the ruler of a Muslim country
sultan

3. Why are some leaders so appealing and popular?
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Why are some leaders so appealing and popular?
Reasons for Popularity
Ask students to name some appealing and popular figures, such as athletes, entertainers, or political leaders. Have students use the organizer to lists reasons for the person’s appeal and popularity. Differentiate negative and positive reasons. Then ask students how an empire might become popular.

4. Muslim Empires
Key Ideas
After converting to Islam, the Arabs conquered many lands and built a huge
empire in a very short span of time.
Muslims became divided over the issue of who should follow Muhammad as the leader of the Muslim community.
After the Arab Muslim empire collapsed, Muslim empires including the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires rose up.

5. Muslim Empires
Key Terms
caliph—title meaning “successor” in Arabic; used by leaders of the Muslim community who followed Muhammad
Sunni—member of an Islamic religious group that supported Abu Bakr as the first caliph and now forms a majority of the world’s Muslims
Shia—member of an Islamic religious group that supported Ali as the first caliph and now forms a minority of the world’s Muslims
sultan—title for the ruler of a Muslim country
Students should use the Word Wise feature for Section 3 of the Islamic Civilization chapter of their Student Journal to explore Key Terms.

6. Political and Cultural Influence
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Political and Cultural Influence
Muslim armies conquered Arabia and many
nearby lands
Arab Muslims brought their religion and their
Arabic language to conquered lands.
In some places, Islam spread quickly
and, in others places, it spread more slowly.
Use the information to help students distinguish between the spread of Muslim political control and the spread of Islamic culture (religion and language).

7. Where was the Arab Muslim empire?
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Where was the Arab Muslim empire?
In what directions did
the Arab Muslim empire mostly spread?
Use the map and question to help students understand the geographic reach of the Arab Muslim empire.

8. What helped the Arab Muslim empire spread?
Reasons for success
Have students use the organizer to list four main factors that helped Arab Muslims build a huge empire in a short time period. Then refer students to the Digital lesson Places to Know to practice their knowledge of the Arab Muslim empire.

9. Describe the early Muslim view toward Jews and Christians.
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Muslim Society
Which were the highest and lowest social groups in early Muslim society?
How were the roles of women in early Muslim society different from those of men?
Describe the early Muslim view toward Jews and Christians.
Use these questions to explore students’ understanding of the section subheading Society in the Arab Muslim Empire.

10. Arab Muslim Dynasties Umayyad Dynasty
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Arab Muslim Dynasties
Umayyad Dynasty
• 661–750 A.D.; capital in Damascus (now in Syria)
• Took the Arab Muslim empire to its greatest size, stretching from Spain to Persia
• Its size led to interaction between Arab Muslims and other conquered cultures
Abbasid Dynasty
• 750–1258 A.D.; capital in Baghdad (now in Iraq)
• Built a center of art, learning, and science in Baghdad
Use the information to help students define each Arab Muslim empire in their minds.

12. Non-Arab Muslim Dynasties
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Non-Arab Muslim Dynasties
Ottoman Empire
• 1299–1923 A.D.; centered in modern-day Turkey
• Ruled by Turks who originally came from Central Asia
• Powered by a strong military
Safavid Dynasty
• 1502–1736 A.D.; centered in Persia, which today is called Iran
• Made Shia Islam the official religion in Persia
• Persian culture continued alongside Islamic culture
Use the information to help students define each non-Arab Muslim empire in their minds.

14. Muslim Empires How did the Arab Muslim empire
change under the Umayyads?
What was a key achievement
of the Abbasid caliphate?
Describe the ethnic identity of the Ottoman empire.
How did the Safavids change Islam in what is now Iran?
Use these questions to further explore students’ understanding of the section subheadings Arab Muslim Empires and Non-Arab Muslim Empires.

15. How did Muslim empires change over time?
How are religion and culture connected?
How did Muslim empires change over time?
Remind students that this graphic organizer may be found in their Student Journals. Tell them to think back on everything they learned in Section 3. They should use the graphic organizer to make notes about the different Muslim empires studied in the section. Urge students to be as specific as they can.
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