1. Ch. 4, Section 1 Storyboard Directions

2. Box #1 Muslim Armies Conquer Many Lands: pg. 80
Draw a timeline marking the major Muslim conquests during the Middle Ages.  
Include the following:
______ Muhammad d_______
______ Abu Bakr becomes caliph: a title that M_________________ use for the highest l__________ of Islam. In Arabic, the word caliph means “s___________________.”
_______ Abu Bakr dies
___________________________________________________
_________ Arabs take over Jerusalem
711 _______________________________________________________
732_______________________________________________________

3. Box #2 Early Muslim Conquests, pg. 81
draw a map to show the size of Islamic territory and influence at that time.
Answer the question: About how far did Muslim rule spread in the 120 years after Muhammad’s death?

4. Beginnings of an Empire p.81
Box #3
Beginnings of an Empire p.81
Draw and color pictures of the following:
Non-Muslims
Treaties
Pact of Umar
killing of Hussein

5. Growth of the Empire, pg. 81-82
Box #4
Growth of the Empire, pg
Draw and color pictures of the following:
Umayyads
Moving of the capital from Medina to Damascus
control of trade
Berbers
Battle of Tours (What, who, when, Importance)
Answer the questions:
Which continents did trade routes reach?
What were the benefits of a large trade network?

6. Products and Inventions, pg. 83
Box #5
Products and Inventions, pg. 83
Draw and color pictures about
What new products and inventions were brought to Muslim lands. Where did they come from?
Why African trade was important to Muslim merchants. Where they set up businesses. What Muslim merchants wanted from the Africans. What the Muslim merchants gave to the Africans
Gold and salt trade

7. Box #6 Mix of Cultures: page 83 Draw and color a picture about:
Muslims coming in contact with people who had different beliefs and lifestyles (example, Jews and Christians).
What happened when people were conquered by Arabs.
Cultural blending
Answer the question:
Did Muslim tolerance encourage or limit the spread of Islam?
Do you think tolerance is a good or bad policy for governing people? Why?

8. Box # 7 Baghdad, pg.84 Draw and color a picture about: It’s location
What did it look like
What did it support
Who lived there
Why was it important

9. Box # 8 Cordoba, pg.84 Draw and color a picture about: It’s location
What did it look like
What did it support
Who lived there
The Great Mosque
Why was it important