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EXPECTED HOMEWORK - MASTER THE VOCABULARY TERMS ON PERSONAL QUIZLET ACCOUNT
Mastering the vocabulary words is a process that can be finished within a two week period.

Unit III : Islamic Empires

Students will have just learned about East Asian Empires in the Middle Ages and assessed whether security or freedom is more important to the people of the region. Turning their attention to the rise and spread of Islam, students will examine the inquiry arc question – How does an empire maintain its power? Key primary documents are used to understand the key tenets of Islam. Students will analyze multiple primary and secondary sources to create a Public Service Announcement to dispel Islamophobia. Then, students will analyze another empire influenced by the spread of Islam, the Ottoman Empire. Students study the complex and evolving structures of political governance and religious control. Students will also examine how the Ottoman empire successfully expanded into North Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. In looking at the method of rule, students will analyze how both empires were tolerant of a diverse society.
BIG Ideas
  • Islam spread rapidly through military conquests, treaties, and trade. These regions and areas adopted Islam and the Arabic language and can still be seen though out the Middle East, parts of Asia, and parts of Africa.
  • Islamic teachings share origins with those of other Abrahamic religions, Judaism and Christianity.
  • Islam unified peoples in large parts of Northern Africa and Asia. This unification laid the groundwork for future conflicts with Christian Europe
  • Several Muslim empires came to power in different areas starting in the 1450s. Many of these Empires lasted into the modern era, including the Ottoman Empire.
  • These Muslim empires were tolerant of other religions, which let to unity.

Learning Expectations

Unit 3 | Islamic Empires
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Interactive History Rubric (PERSIA)
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Resources to Master the Class

Cheat Sheet - How to Participate & Take Clarifying Notes - PERSIA
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How to Answer Historical Questions (PERSIA)
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Steps Towards Higher Thinking Instructions - Updated 2021 | PERSIA
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PERSIA Guided Questions
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World History I Vocabulary


Characteristics of a Civilization



Power Standard 9.1.2 / 9.1.3/ 9.7.3/9.12.1/D4.1
  • Islamic Origins | 12.1: Roots of Islam / Primary and Secondary Sources
  • Islamic Expansion & Culture | 12.2: Islamic Expansion / Primary and Secondary Sources
  • The Ottoman Empire | 12.3: Life in the Islamic Empires / Primary and Secondary Sources​
  • Review of roots of Islam
  • Review of Islamic Expansion
  • Review of Ottoman Empire

Overarching Question: Why are some aspects of world civilizations, such as religion, social structure, and artistic achievements so long lasting and influential?  
Disciplinary Concept & Tools-I

How can I use historical thinking to understand the world in which I live?

Disciplinary Concept & Tools-II

Are historical events ever inevitable?

Social Studies Content Standards:

EXPECTATION: Using historical thinking and processing skills, have students demonstrate an understanding of the political, social, and cultural aspects of Africa Eurasia and American empires and societies as well as the impact of the interaction between cultures prior to 1300.

Indicators and Objectives: 1.A.1 (a-d); 1.B.1 (a-e); 1.C.1 (a-c); 1.C.2 (a-c); 1.D.1 (a-c); 1.D.2 (a-b); 1.E.1 (a-e)

1.A.1 Describe the reasons to study history and the importance of keeping an active, inquiring, multi-perspective attitude.

1.B.1 Describe the beliefs of and impacts of select world religions on world history prior to 1300.

Historical Thinking Skills:

• Draw comparisons across eras and regions in order to define enduring issues as well as large-scale or long-term developments that transcend regional and temporal boundaries.  (U1LC, U1LD), R7

• Use timelines, bar graphs, pie graphs, charts, and historical maps to evaluate historical data and recognize historical trends.  (U1LB, U1LE), R25 R26, R27 R28

• Draw conclusions and make generalizations based on the text, multiple texts, and/or prior knowledge.  (U1LE), R11

• Use geographic tools to locate places and describe the human and physical characteristics in the region.  (U1LE), R31, xxvi-xxxiii.

MCCR Standards:

RH.9-10.1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.

RH.9-10.2: Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.

RH.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.

RH.9-10.7: Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g., charts, research data) with qualitative analysis in print or digital text.

W.9-10.1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

W.9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Lesson A

 Compelling Question: Why is it important to think like a historian?


C3 Framework Indicators and Common Core Literacy Standards

D2.Geo.8: Analyze how relationships between humans and environments extend or contract spatial patterns of settlement and movement.
 
D2.His.1: Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
 
D2.His.5: Explain how and why perspectives of people have changed over time.
 
D4.2: Construct explanations using reasoning, correct sequence, examples, and details with relevant information and data, while acknowledging the strengths and weaknesses of the explanations.
 
WH.5: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
 
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