WTWA chapters 9-10 big
picture outline notes`
Created January9, 2025344PM
Class AP WORLD HISTORY
People
Semester 1
Textbook WTWA
Unit 2
Year 24/25
Ch.9-10: Islamic Empires
--THE ORIGINS AND SPREAD OF ISLAM (p.321-333-
The universalizing faith of Islam expanded from the Arabian Peninsula across
Southwest Asia and North Africa through long-distance trade and expansion by
imperial politics, all-the-while, creating new debates about religion in society.
Islam started in Mecca, located in the remote Hijaz by a prophet
spread trade routes
--A Vision, A Text, A New Community
WTWA chapters 9-10 big picture outline notes` 1
, a-Started by Muhammad
i-Born circa 570 CE in Mecca
ii-Moderately successful trader from a well-respected family
b-a revelation led Muhammad to start preaching the new faith
i-610 CE, month-long spiritual retreat in the hills near Mecca
ii-believed God came to him in a vision, commanded him to recite a
series of revelations
--early revelations were short and powerful, emphasizing one all-
powerful God -Allah)
a-Instructions for fellow Meccans to bring message to
nonbelievers
c-Muhammadʼs teachings were compiled in an authoritative version as
Islamʼs foundational text, the Quran, after his death
d-opposed by Mecca's leaders due to radical religious beliefs and challenge
to the authority of the ruling elite.
i-the hijra - "breaking off of relations | departure"
ii-200-mile perilous journey: Mecca Yathrib (now Medina).
--yielded the umma-band of the faithful
--a new form of communal unity
--held such significance that the moment is dated as the start of the
Muslim year by Muslims
e-Medina: birthplace of the new faith, Islam: submission, in this case to the
will of God.
i-new community-Muslims: those who submit
ii-Medina elders hoped that inviting Muhammad and his followers to live
there would bring peace and unity
--Medina had been facing tribal and religious tensions
f-Constitution of Medina
WTWA chapters 9-10 big picture outline notes` 2
picture outline notes`
Created January9, 2025344PM
Class AP WORLD HISTORY
People
Semester 1
Textbook WTWA
Unit 2
Year 24/25
Ch.9-10: Islamic Empires
--THE ORIGINS AND SPREAD OF ISLAM (p.321-333-
The universalizing faith of Islam expanded from the Arabian Peninsula across
Southwest Asia and North Africa through long-distance trade and expansion by
imperial politics, all-the-while, creating new debates about religion in society.
Islam started in Mecca, located in the remote Hijaz by a prophet
spread trade routes
--A Vision, A Text, A New Community
WTWA chapters 9-10 big picture outline notes` 1
, a-Started by Muhammad
i-Born circa 570 CE in Mecca
ii-Moderately successful trader from a well-respected family
b-a revelation led Muhammad to start preaching the new faith
i-610 CE, month-long spiritual retreat in the hills near Mecca
ii-believed God came to him in a vision, commanded him to recite a
series of revelations
--early revelations were short and powerful, emphasizing one all-
powerful God -Allah)
a-Instructions for fellow Meccans to bring message to
nonbelievers
c-Muhammadʼs teachings were compiled in an authoritative version as
Islamʼs foundational text, the Quran, after his death
d-opposed by Mecca's leaders due to radical religious beliefs and challenge
to the authority of the ruling elite.
i-the hijra - "breaking off of relations | departure"
ii-200-mile perilous journey: Mecca Yathrib (now Medina).
--yielded the umma-band of the faithful
--a new form of communal unity
--held such significance that the moment is dated as the start of the
Muslim year by Muslims
e-Medina: birthplace of the new faith, Islam: submission, in this case to the
will of God.
i-new community-Muslims: those who submit
ii-Medina elders hoped that inviting Muhammad and his followers to live
there would bring peace and unity
--Medina had been facing tribal and religious tensions
f-Constitution of Medina
WTWA chapters 9-10 big picture outline notes` 2
