Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017
 

All Group Members’ Names: Eitan and Eyla

Date: 9/12/17 Grade: 7th
 

Unit 1: Lesson 2 - Origins of Islam

Goal of Lesson:
Trace the origins of ​Islam​ and the life and teachings of ​Muhammad​, including Islamic 
teachings on the connection with Judaism and Christianity. 

Directions:
Write one short paragraph ​in your own words​. This should be about 4-5 sentences. Be sure to 
share this document so everyone in your group is working together at the same time. 
 
Student Paraphrasing
Main Idea
Student (Write 4-5 sentences.)  
(Read First.) 
Use ​www.thesaurus.com​ if you need help. 
#1. Passage #1: This paragraph is about a Islamic Prophet who lived in Mecca, 
Student The roots of Islam go back to the Islamic Prophet  Arabia (570 - 632 C.E.); his name was Muhammad. Although 
Muhammad who was born in Mecca, Arabia in 570  Muhammad was not viewed as a god he was a Prophet of Islam, 
Name:
C.E. He lived until 632 C.E. Muhammad is not viewed  much like how Moses was for the Jewish people. Muhammad was 
as god himself. The god of Islam is Allah. Muhammad  married and had many children. Muhammad became 
is the Prophet of Islam, much like Moses was the  disillusioned about his community’s lifestyle, he believed that 
Prophet of the Jews. As a young man, Muhammad  they should help the poor and live equally and honesty. 
was a caravan leader and a successful businessman. 
He was married and had several children. 
 
 
 
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Muhammad became disillusioned with the lifestyle 

that his community was leading. He believed that the 
community should help the poor, that they should 
live fairly and honorably.  

#2. Passage #2: Abraham is the “father” of the jewish religion and Muhammad is 
Student Muhammad sought God's help for the spiritual  the “father” of the Islamic nation. Muhammad was looking for 
questions he was dealing with. He went into the local  spiritual answers to his questions. He went into the local hills to 
Name: seek out a new god named Allah (the Arabic word for God) He 
hills to pray to Allah (the Arabic word for God) for 
guidance. An angel was sent to Muhammad, who told  preached to his followers to give up false idols and worship the 
Muhammad to teach about Islam. In english, Islam  one god he believed in. He taught them about the five pillars of 
means "to surrender to the will of Allah". As the  Islam: Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and Pilgrimage which were 
Prophet of Islam, Muhammad spread the word of God  very relevant to the new religion. He taught his followers to 
throughout the Middle East. He taught the five pillars  worship Allah Is his God and he taught fairness, charity and 
of Islam: Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, and  obedience to Allah. 
Pilgrimage. Muhammad encouraged the people of 
Arabia to convert to Islam and to get rid of their false 
gods and icons. In the city of Mecca, Muhammad had 
a strong following as he taught fairness, charity and 
obedience to Allah. 

#3. Passage #3: Not all the people in the Middle East liked 
Student As the religion of Islam grew, so did Muhammad  Muhammad's teachings. The people who didn’t like his 
Name: status. Not all people of the Middle East agreed with  teachings the most were the merchants of Mecca. They 
Muhammad's teachings, especially wealthy 
merchants in Mecca who thought Muhammad was 
did not like the teachings of Muhammad because they 
trying to take away their wealth, and religious  thought he was trying to take their money away. Since 
leaders of other faiths who felt threatened by the  a lot of people didn’t like his way of teaching he moved 
religion of Islam. Eventually Muhammad and his  with his followers to a place called Yathrib. Yathrib 
followers left the city of Mecca for the town of  became known as the Holy City of Madinah or the City 
Yathrib, which became known as the Holy City of 
of Prophet. The year Muhammad moved became the 
Madinah or the "city of the Prophet". The trip from 
Mecca to Madinah is known as the Hijrah. The year  first year of the muslim calendar.
Muhammad made this trip became the first year in 
the Muslim calendar. 

#4. Passage #4: (For a reader who is still Madinah made Muhammad Allah’s prophet and the
 
 
 
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Student progressing.) ruler of Mendia. Muhamed made Mendia better that

Name: Medinah accepted Muhammad as Allah's Prophet and  it was before. Muhammed made government in
as the ruler of Madinah. Medinah thrived under  mendia religious and political laws worked together.
Muhammad's leadership. His government was an 
Islamic state where religious and political laws 
worked together.  
 
 
Finally… Which Islamic teachings have 
a connection with Judaism and  The Islamic teachings that have a connection with Judaism and Christianity are …
Christianity?

● Jewish Connection #1: Do not eat pork

● Jewish Connection #2: Started in middle east

● Christian Connection #1: From abraham

● Christian Connection #2: Jesus = prophet