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 Why did Islam
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Reason #1 – Mecca was
connected to many trade routes
• Document A:
1. People made religious pilgrimages
2. Pilgrims travelled in merchant caravans
a. Traded spices, perfumes, precious metals,
ivory, and silk.
3. Trade routes connected to Africa, India,
and China.
• Document E #3:
1. Caliphs had to make sure trade routes
were safe.
 Reason #2 – The military
conquered lots of territory
• Document D:
1. Arabs raided each other - ghazu.
2. Caliphs forbid ghazu except against non-Muslims
3. Began to conquer outside of Arabia to carry out
ghazu on non-Muslims.
4. Byzantine and Persian Empires were too weak to
stop the Muslims.
• Document F:
1. Muslims easily defeated the Byzantines.
• Document A & C :
1. C shows territory conquered from A
Reason #3 – Treated conquered
people fairly
• Document B:
1. Fair laws that protected property and lives.
• Document E:
1. Laws that protected individual rights.
2. Jews and Christians allowed to practice
own religion if they paid a tax.
• Document F:
1. People of Hims preferred Muslim rule to
Christian Byzantines.
 Trade Conquest Fair Treatment of People
2nd Paragraph 3rd Paragraph 4th Paragraph

• A high value of human

• Protect trade routes (Doc
• Given permission to fight life (Doc B)
E)
if attacked first (Doc B) • Treat men and women
• Mecca was an important
• Muslims won the Battle fairly (Doc B)
center of trade (Doc A)
of Yarmuk (Doc F) • Muslims not allowed to
• Camel Caravans carried
• Can only attack non- attack each other (Doc
spices, perfume, silk, etc.
Muslims (Doc D) D)
through Mecca (Doc A)
• Ghazu raids were • Protect private property
• Pilgrims traveled with
allowed against non- (Doc E & B)
merchants to the Ka’ba
Muslims (Doc D) • Laws are fair and
(Doc A)
• Conquests followed trade reasonable (Doc B & E)
• Conquests followed trade
routes (Doc C) • People of Hims preferred
routes (Doc C)
Muslim rule (Doc F)
 PICK YOUR MOST
IMPORTANT REASON

• I am picking Bucket #1 – Mecca

was connected to many trade
routes – As MY most important
reason.
If you think another reason is most
important you can pick it.
 5 PARAGRAPH ESSAY FORMAT
1. Introduction and Thesis Statement
2. Information from Bucket #1 – Trade – Documents
A&E
3. Information from Bucket #2 – Surrounding
Empires Were Weak – Documents A, C, D, & F
4. Information from Bucket #3 – Fair Treatment of
People – Documents B, E, & F
5. Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION / THESIS
RESTATED
There are many reasons why Islam QUESTION

spread so quickly. First Mecca was 2nd par

connected to many global trade
routes. Another important reason 3rd par
was their military conquered lots of
territory. A third factor was the 4th par
Muslims fair treatment of conquered
peoples. While all three factors are
5th par &
important, it was Mecca’s connection conclusion

to global trade routes that helped to

spread the religion the most.
 Every Body
Paragraph Should
Be A PEP
Paragraph
COMPONENTS OF A BODY (PEP) PARAGRAPH

Introduction / Topic Sentence

Body
Specific evidence from the
documents that helps to
answer the question.
Conclusion
 PARAGRAPHS NEED PEP !
P = point/mini-thesis that supports the
question
You must show what part of the essay
you are writing about in the first
sentence. This can be copied WORD
for WORD from your buckets, chicken
foot, or the thesis paragraph.
 Introduction
 PARAGRAPHS NEED PEP !

E = Evidence to support your point

 What is evidence?
 Evidence comes from the sources
(documents).
 Make sure you cite (Doc A), (Doc B) for
every sentence that has evidence in it.

 Body
 PARAGRAPHS NEED PEP !

P = prove your point

explain how the evidence you
offered proves/explains/analyzes/ or
enhances your point/mini-thesis.

 Conclusion
P = POINT/MINI-THESIS THAT SUPPORTS
THE QUESTION

Mecca was connected to

many global trade routes.
E = EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT YOUR POINT

Many pilgrims traveled to Mecca to pray at the

Ka’ba (Doc A). They traveled with merchants
who traded spices, perfumes, precious metals,
ivory, and silk (Doc A). These goods came from
as far away as Africa, India, and China (Map
Doc A). Muhammad converted the Ka’ba from
polytheistic to monotheistic and instructed
Muslims to make pilgrimages to Mecca (Class
Notes). After Muhammad’s death, caliphs
ensured the trade routes were safe and
protected (Doc E #3).
 P = PROVE YOUR POINT

Mecca’s important location as a

center of trade allowed Islam to
spread quickly to many distant
lands.
Putting it
ALL
Together
 Mecca was connected to many global trade
routes. Many pilgrims traveled to Mecca to pray
at the Ka’ba (Doc A). They traveled with
merchants who traded spices, perfumes, precious
metals, ivory, and silk (Doc A). These goods came
from as far away as Africa, India, and China (Map
Doc A). Muhammad converted the Ka’ba from
polytheistic to monotheistic and instructed
Muslims to make pilgrimages to Mecca (Class
Notes). After Muhammad’s death, caliphs
ensured the trade routes were safe and protected
(Doc E #3). Mecca’s important location as a
center of trade allowed Islam to spread quickly to
many distant lands.
 Finish the Rest on Your Own
• You have two more Body (PEP) Paragraphs
and the conclusion to write on your own.
• Each Body (PEP) Paragraph must follow the
above format.
– Use the sentences from your thesis to start each
Body (PEP) Paragraph.
• Your conclusion should summarize your main
ideas.
– Tell why the other factors are not as important
– Prove why trade (or your choice) is the most
important.
 CONCLUSION
While all three factors are important, it was Mecca’s
connection to global trade routes that helped to spread the
religion the most. It’s central location allowed the city to be a
hub for the religion to spread to far away regions. The
military conquered more territory and brought more trade
routes under their control. As the Muslim’s territory and
trade routes grew, many people began to favor Muslim rule
because of their fair and equal legal system. When new
territory was added the trade routes were protected and kept
secure. This security then encouraged new people to convert
creating a large and diverse Islamic Empire. Without trade
Islam would have remained a local religion and never left the
Arabian Peninsula.