Learning Goals
Students will be able to investigate pre-Islamic geography, trade routes, and daily life on the Arabian Peninsula to explain how these conditions shaped the emergence of Islam.
Students will be able to analyze the rise and spread of Islam using primary and secondary sources to trace patterns of political, religious, and cultural expansion across the medieval world.
Students will be able to explain the duties of a caliph by interpreting historical evidence about leadership, governance, and religious authority in early Islamic societies.
Students will be able to compare how Muslim culture developed in art, architecture, scholarship, and daily practices across different regions and time periods.
Students will be able to interpret the significance of Jerusalem to multiple faiths using mapped locations, sacred texts, and historical accounts.
Students will be able to formulate focused inquiry questions and evaluate source reliability while conducting a short investigation on Islam's emergence, expansion, and cultural impact.
Products
Individual Investigation Notebook on the Early Islamic World
Students will compile a research notebook that shows their question development, source notes, evidence logs, maps, timelines, and personal analysis of Islam's emergence, expansion, caliphs, Muslim culture, and Jerusalem. The notebook must document how their claim changed as they evaluated sources and identified gaps or contradictions.
Museum Night Exhibit and Curator Presentation: Paths of Faith and Power
Teams will create a formal museum exhibit and short curator presentation that synthesize each member's evidence into one defensible interpretation of how Islam shaped political leadership, culture, and sacred place. The exhibit must include visuals, an interactive element, source-based explanations, and a clear discussion of limitations, conflicting evidence, and new questions.
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