The Rise of

Islam & The

Fight For
Mecca

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• Essential Questions
• Pre-reading & Building
Background
• Text Selection: Rise of Islam &
The Fight for Mecca
• Comprehension Questions
• Discussion & Critical Thinking
• Activity
• Homework
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Pre-reading

Prior Knowledge
Arabian Peninsula - Peninsula in
southwest Asia, bordered on the
north by Jordan and Iraq, on the
east by the Persian Gulf and the
Gulf of Oman, on the south by the
Gulf of Aden, and on the west by
the Red Sea.

Peninsula - a piece of land

surrounded by water on the
majority of its border, while being
connected to a mainland from
which it extends.

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 Pre-reading
Prior Knowledge
Islam is a religion
that worships
“Allah”, which
means God. Its
followers are known
as Muslims. The holy
book of Islam is
known as the Koran,
in which followers
are taught the 5
Pillars of Islam.
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Pre-reading

Prior Knowledge
• Mecca: The holiest city for
Muslims. The birthplace of
Muhammad (570-632 AD)
the Prophet, the founder of
Islam.
• Prophet - a person viewed as
a teacher or proclaimer of
the will of God.
• Muslims face in the direction
of Mecca when they pray,
and they are expected to go
on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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 Text
Let’s Get Ready to Read
Chapter 6- The Rise of Islam
Page 50-58
Making Predictions:

What did Muhammad do to

make the people of Mecca
better people?

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 Activity
Circle Map: Arabian Peninsula

What was the

land of the
Arabian Arabian
Peninsula
Peninsula like?

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Comprehension
Comprehension Questions -
MUHAMMAD’S VISION
1. Do you remember the name we give to the
tribes of people who lived there?
2. How were the Bedouins expected to behave?
3. Did the Bedouins actually behave this way?
4. What did Muhammad see, in his vision in the
cave?
5. What did the mighty voice of the angel
command Muhammad to do?
6. What was the angel’s name?

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Comprehension Comprehension Questions -
MUHAMMAD FLEES TO MEDINA
1. What were the followers of Muhammad’s
teachings called?
2. What did Muhammad tell the people of Mecca
when he preached to them?
3. How did the rich and powerful people of Mecca
respond to Muhammad and his teachings?
4. Why did Muhammad finally leave Mecca for
Medina?
5. Why didn’t the soldiers go into the cave where
Muhammad was hiding?
6. Do you remember the special name for
Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina?

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Comprehension Comprehension Questions –
THE KORAN: ISLAM’S HOLY BOOK
1.How did Muhammad’s friend
Abu Bakr assemble the
Koran, Islam’s holy book?

2.What is the name of the five

duties every Muslim should
do?

3. Can you tell me at least two

of the Five Pillars?
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Activity
Flow Map: The Rise of Islam

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Comprehension Comprehension Questions –
THE KORAN: ISLAM’S HOLY BOOK
1.How did Muhammad’s friend
Abu Bakr assemble the
Koran, Islam’s holy book?

2.What is the name of the five

duties every Muslim should
do?

3. Describe at least two of the

Five Pillars?
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 Discussion
Discussion & Critical Thinking Questions
1. Do you think the Five Pillars are difficult? Do
they help people to live good lives?

2. How were the lives’ of Muslims in Mecca different

from their lives in Medina? Explain.

3. Which one of the 5 Pillars of Islam do you think

is the easiest one to apply to your everyday life?
Explain.

4. Which one of the 5 Pillars of Islam do you think

would be the most difficult to apply to your own
life? Explain.

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 Text
Let’s Get Ready to Read
Chapter 7- Islam Becomes an Empire:
The Fight For Mecca
Page 59-62

Making Predictions:

Why did the people of Mecca

and Medina fight?

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Comprehension Comprehension Questions –
THE FIGHT FOR MECCA
1. Muhammad was more than a prophet. What other
job did he have in Medina?
2. What problem did the people of Medina have?
3. What solution did Muhammad have for the food
shortage?
4. How did Meccans respond to their caravans being
attacked?
5. Do you remember how many years the two cities
fought?
6. How did the fight end?
7. What did Muhammad declare Mecca to be?
8. What is every faithful Muslim supposed to do, at
least once during his life?

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Activity
Flow Map: The Fight For Mecca

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 Activity

Problem and Solution

What were some problems
Muhammad faced and how
did he solve those
problems?

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 Discussion
Discussion & Critical Thinking Questions
Making Judgments

1. Do you think attacking the caravans of food

to Mecca was the right solution by
Muhammad? Explain.

2. If you were Muhammad, how would you have

handled the problem of your people being
hungry? Explain.

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Discussion
Compare and Contrast
Christianity vs. Islam

Islam Christianity

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 Activity
Circle Map: Muhammad
Now that you’ve
read about the
life of
Muhammad,
write down all
the different Muhammad

phrases or
words to
describe his life.

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Discussion

Elsewhere in the world at that time

581 AD
Sui Dynasty
begins in China

593AD
Suiko becomes
587 AD empress of
Visigoths in Spain Japan
become Christians

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Essential Questions

Return to Essential Questions

1. Who was Muhammad and what role did he play in the
creation of Islam?
2. How did Muhammad take back the city of Mecca?
3. How is Islam similar and different from other religions?

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 Activity

Map Work
The Birthplace of Islam
1.Color the Arabian
Peninsula light brown.
2.Locate Mecca on the map
and circle it with a
purple crayon.
3.Locate Medina and circle
it with a red crayon.
4.Trace Muhammad’s route
from Mecca to Medina in
green.
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 Activity

Map Work (Answer Key)

The Birthplace of Islam
1.Color the Arabian
Peninsula light brown.
2.Locate Mecca on the map
and circle it with a
purple crayon.
3.Locate Medina and circle
it with a red crayon.
4.Trace Muhammad’s route
from Mecca to Medina in
green.
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 Activity

Map Work- The Spread of Islam

1. Color all the areas inside of
the dotted lines light
brown. This shows the
Islamic empire.
2. Locate the Red Sea, the
Persian Gulf and the
Arabian Sea and color
them blue.
3. Baghdad, the Round City,
became the center of the
Islamic empire. The caliph
lived there in a splendid
palace. Put an orange star
over the city of Baghdad.

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 Activity Map Work (Answer Key)
The Spread of Islam
1. Color all the areas inside of
the dotted lines light
brown. This shows the
Islamic empire.
2. Locate the Red Sea, the
Persian Gulf and the
Arabian Sea and color
them blue.
3. Baghdad, the Round City,
became the center of the
Islamic empire. The caliph
lived there in a splendid
palace. Put an orange star
over the city of Baghdad.

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 Activity
Writing: Compare and Contrast
You will compare and contrast Islam with another religion
of your choice. This may require some extra research.

Tips for Success:

1. Should be at least 3 paragraphs
1. Paragraph 1: Discuss how Islam and the other religion are different.
2. Paragraph 2: Discuss how the 2 religions are similar.
3. Paragraph 3: Conclusion. Overall, Explain why you consider them more
similar or different.
2. Use transition words that signal similarities or differences when
necessary.

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