Chapter 17: Southwest Asia
"The Religion of Islam" |
Introduction
In this chapter students have read about the countries of
Southwest Asia. The major religion throughout this region
is Islam. The prophet Muhammad began to preach the religion
of Islam in A.D. 613. When he died in 632 most of the people
of the Arabian peninsula had converted to this new religion.
One hundred years after his death Islam had spread throughout
most of Southwest Asia and across North Africa. Today, with
followers from North America to Southeast Asia, Islam continues
to grow.
Lesson Description
Students will browse through the Web site of the Religion
of Islam. They will read about Islamic beliefs and comparisons
to other religions. After answering several questions about
Islam, they will create a Venn diagram that compares Islam
to Christianity.
National Geography Standards:
Standard 10: The geographically informed person knows and
understands the characteristics, distribution, and complexity
of Earth's cultural mosaics.
Standard 18: The geographically informed person knows and
understands how to apply geography to interpret the present
and plan for the future.
Instructional Objectives
- The student will be able to describe important beliefs
of the Islamic religion.
- The student will be able to draw comparisons and contrasts
between Islam and Christianity.
Student Web Activity Answers
- Islam, Christianity, and Judaism share a sacred history,
basic ethical teaching found in the Ten Commandments, and
the belief in one God.
- The Shahada is the Islamic declaration of faith—"There
is no god except God."
- The five pillars are: faith; prayer five times a day,
facing Makkah; giving money to the poor; fasting from sunup
to sundown during the holy month of Ramadan; making a pilgrimage
to Makkah.
- dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, nightfall
- Venn diagrams will vary.
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