Homework
Part A: Rise of Islam
Answer at least 4 of 8 the following questions on Islam, then respond to 1 to 2 other students.
Feel free to look outside the book for these.
1. What does Islam and Muslim mean?
2. Importance of Mecca and Medina?
What is the Hijrah?
What is the Hajj-what does it represent?
3. The Qur'an-what is its importance to Muslims? (do not just say it is Islam's Bible)
4. What are some similarities and differences among Islam, Christianity and Judaism?
5. Five Pillars, define and explain each.
6. Sunni and Shia split-how, over what issues?
7. What does Jihad mean? How is it related to Razzia?
8. What do Dar al-Islam, and Dar al-Harb mean?
Part B: Byzantine and the West during c500-800s
Pick 2 things off the outlines about the Byzantine Empire that you would like to discuss below.
Western Europe
What is the significance of Charlemagne to the west? Also pick 2 things from the outline that you would like to discuss.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.