The Middle Ages: Islam Toolbook - Performance Education

The Middle Ages - Islam
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Action-packed lessons – students perform in front of the class!
The life and teachings of Muhammad.
“The Great Race”: Follow the Star, the Cross, or the Crescent!
Student speeches: “I am Muhammad.“
Game for the Great outdoors: “A walk with Ibn Battuta.”
Medieval Bazaar: Merchants and products on the Silk Road.
Game: “Name that Scholar!” highlights the achievements of the Golden Age of Islam.
In “Can you speak Arabic?” students learn terms.
Lectures with graphic organizers.
Lotsa mapping. Interpret photos. Games galore.
Group analysis and debates.
Events: “Screaming Headlines.”
Historical figures: Rank the famous people from best to worst.
If you lived on the Arabian Peninsula, what would change in your daily life?
Using the five senses, what do you remember about the nomadic way of life?
Projects: Students teach the class.
Homework on the internet.
Heavy on terms: “The ABCs of Muslim culture” (recall terms).
“Let your classroom BLOOM!” (Using Bloom’s taxonomy, explore terms in depth.)
Assessment: Learn the logic of a multiple-choice test by playing “Honk if you hate history!”
Test: 348 questions.

Life of the Bedouin
Muhammad
The Five Pillars of Islam
Expansion – the Islamic empire
Muslim Merchants
The Golden Age of Islam

The Test
348 questions

Simple to use
One book for the whole class.
No learning curve: Lessons are ready to reproduce.

Saves time
All the facts are included:
There is no need to use a textbook or reference books.
Your students will zip through the worksheets.
Each lesson is 20 minutes in and out. Perfect for block scheduling.

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1. The Topics
The Islamic Empire in the Middle Ages: The geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures.

1. The Arabian Peninsula: How geography shaped Arab culture. Bedouin, herder, pastoralist, livestock, clan, nomadic life, hospitality. Oasis, sedentary life. Eurasia. Arid, oasis, isolated communities, camel caravans. The Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, dhow.

2. The life and teachings of Muhammad. Allah, monotheism, prophet, submission, recitation, the crescent, Mecca, Dome of the Rock. The Koran: Beliefs, practices, and law.
What beliefs do Muslims share with Jews and Christians? Abraham and “The People of the Book.”

3. Islam is not simply a religion. It is a way of life.
The Koran and the Sunnah: How they shape Muslim daily life.
The Five Pillars. Pilgrimage, the hajj, Mecca, Great Mosque, Ka’bah, minaret, mosaic (not idolatry).
Ramadan. Diet, fasting, clothing, alms, prayer rug, idolatry, polygamy, dowry.

4. The Spread of Islam: Military conquests, merchants travel, spreading Islam and Arabic. The Moors. The Moguls. Religious tolerance, cultural blending, a multicultural society.

5. The Islamic Empire: Caliph, sheikh. Growth of cities. Camel caravan trade routes through Asia, Africa, and Europe. The Silk Road: Spices, textiles, paper, steel, new crops. Merchants were the middlemen.

6. The Golden Age of Islam: The magnificent contributions of Muslim scholars in science, math, geography, philosophy, medicine, art, and literature. Intellectual exchanges among Muslim scholars of Eurasia and Africa.
Ibn Battuta, Maimonides, Omar Khayyam
Arabian Nights, The Rubaiyat
Astrolabe.

2. The Lessons
Designed to involve students at the moment and on the day of the state test.
Chock full of facts: Using reasoning, students manipulate the facts.
Action-packed: Students perform what they know in front of the class!
Homework on the Internet: We provide the websites, questions, and all the answers.

Life of the Bedouin	Lecture: Scattered inthe desert; united by Mecca.
The Arabian Peninsula	Mapping
Arabian Facts	Game: Categorize 27 facts about the Arabian Peninsula.
The Forehead Game	Game: Learn the location of Mecca and Saudi Arabia.
The Chalkboard Game	Game: Familiarize yourself with place names.
Homework on the Internet	Geography of the Arabian Peninsula
This is Your Life	If you lived in Mecca, how would the climate change your life?
If you were a Bedouin nomad . . .	how would your life change?

The life of Muhammad	Mapping
Muhammad: 36 questions	Homework on the Internet.
Muhammad on Christians and Jews Lecture:	“People of the Book.”The Koran: 25 Questions
“I am Muhammad”	Student speeches: Expressive, narrative, informative, persuasive.

Compare & Contrast	Three Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
The Great Race!	Game: 65 questions. Distinguish between Judaism, Christianity, Islam

The Five Pillars of Islam	Homework on the Internet.
A Muslim never eats pork!	Islam forbids what food and drink? Compare your diet.
The Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca	Homework on the Internet.
The Great Mosque	Graphic organizer: It is the symbol of the Muslim World. How so?

The Islamic Empire	Mapping
How Islam was spread	Military Conquest, Trade, Cultural Blending, Religious tolerance
The Caliph of Baghdad	Lecture: The Golden Age of Islam, 800-1200
The Travels of Ibn Battuta	Homework on the Internet: 36 questions
A Walk with Ibn Battuta	Game for the Great Outdoors: Students re-create his travels.

The Muslim merchant	Lecture: Middleman on the Silk Road.
The Silk Road	Mapping: Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, China.
The Silk Road	Homework on the Internet.
The Medieval Bazaar	Students trade goods on a map of the world.

The Golden Age of Islam	Lecture: Cities were centers of Islamic learning: Multicultural society c
Achievements: Muslim Scholars	Homework on the Internet.
Name that Scholar!	Game: Ibn Battuta, Omar Khayyam, Avicenna, Averroes, Maimonides.
Name that Invention!	Game: 32 questions about the achievements of Muslim scholars.

The ABCs of the Islamic Empire Recall terms
Can you speak Arabic?	Define terms
Screaming Headlines	Write one paragraph on the major events.
The Five Senses	When you think of the Byzantine Empire: What do you see, hear, etc.
Honk if you hate history!	Students hear the test before they take it.
Stump the Teacher	Whenever you miss a question, blame it on having no breakfast.
The Last Man Standing	Game: Based on the movie starring Bruce Willis

3. The Test
Students HEAR the test - long before they take it! Our test is tough: If your students can do well on our test, the state test should be a breeze.

What are Teacher's Toolbooks? Click Here. Hint: You need only one for the entire class!

What are Teacher's Toolbooks? Click Here.
Hint: You need only one for the entire class!