Islam Outline

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  • geography
  • language
  • Radnishnishnikan moments >> collapse of Sassanid & Roman empires >> disruption
  • tribal culture
  • trade

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Social Classes

  • From the Koran:
    • Arabic muslims
    • non-Arabic muslims
      • non-muslim professionasl (limited rights)
        • slaves
        • Koran defines rules for treatment of slaves
        • female slaves allowed entrance to Islmaic society as war earning


  • Questions for students
    • Why is northern Africa considered part of the Arab World?
    • What were the long-term impacts of European colonialism on the Arab World?
    • What is the religious importance of Saudi Arabia?
    • What is the importance of Arabic to Islam?
    • What is the historical importance of the Fertile Crescent?
    • List some of the important economic activities of the Arab World.�6. List some of the principal geographic features of this region.
    • Why was Israel started?
    • What are the core elements to the Arab identity?
    • What is the meaning of the word “Islam”?
    • What are the principle Muslim sects? Why did they form? What distinguishes them?
    • Explain the causes of the Arab-Isreali conflict and its world-wide impact.