World History - Islamic World

Teacher : 

Kathleen Peevy

Course/ Subject/Unit

World History 

Date of Instruction: 

August 26, 2022

Standard(s):

SSWH5 Examine the political, economic, and cultural interactions within the Medieval

Mediterranean World between 600 CE/AD and 1300 CE/AD.

a. Analyze the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire.

b. Understand the reasons for the split between Sunni and Shi’a Muslims.

c. Assess the economic impact of Muslim trade routes to India, China, Europe and Africa.

d. Identify the contributions of Islamic scholars in science, math, and geography

Learning Target:

I will evaluate the impact of the early Islamic world.

Success Criteria:

I can identify the basic beliefs of the Islamic faith.

I can explain how the Islamic religion spread.

I can explain the Sunni-Shi’a division.

I can describe the achievements of the Islamic World.

Activities & Assignments

Text(s)/

Resources Used

Introduction/Activator:

• Pirate Prep

• Flocabulary video, “Islamic World,” and accompanying quiz (We Do)

• Students will watch the video and use it to answer the “quiz” corrections. Students will swap papers and peer-assess as we go over the answers.

Lesson:

1. Notes on the Islamic World (I Do)

2. Islamic achievements DBQ (We Do/You Do)

1. Students will evaluate 5 documents to see how early Islamic achievements contributed to the western world’s knowledge and to compare the Islamic world to Europe. 

Summarizer: informal class discussion over success criteria 

Differentiation:

• Multimedia presentation of content (video, reading, images)

• Graphic organizer-style notes 

• Flexible grouping 

• Teaching modeling of DBQ