STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Demonstrate knowledge of the tenets of the religion of Islam and the political, economic, and social contributions of Islamic civilizations and the major figures within each.

 II.     Evaluate the role of religious and cultural diversity in Islamic history.

 III.    Summarize and analyze the development of the religious and secular philosophies, law and science in Islamic thought.

 IV.     Formulate models and patterns of how Islamic civilization has contributed to and interacted with the development of Western civilization.

 V.      Compare the development of Islamic civilization to the development of Western civilization.

 VI.     Evaluate sources and perspectives on Islamic history.

 VII.    Apply understanding of Islamic and Western history to anticipate future relations.

  VIII.    Four general goals integrate history with workplace skills:

       A.      Acquire information from many sources

       B.      Break complex and multiple sources of information down into parts to create clearer understanding

       C.      Understand the impact of time and space on perspective

       D.      Develop narrative structures and arguments based on evidence

 IX.     Throughout the course, students should be introduced to course content, practice using course content, and demonstrate they can:

       A.        Describe how peoples, groups, cultures, and institutions covered in this course change over time

       B.        Understand the events covered in the course in historical context and recognize how social, cultural, gender, race, religion, nationality and other identities affect historical perspective

       C.        Communicate orally and in writing about the subject of the course and select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems and compile information

       D.        Use different resources for historical research, including libraries, databases, bibliographies and archives

       E.         Analyze secondary sources and recognize differences in historical interpretation

       F.         Identify types of primary sources, the point of view and purpose of their author or creator

       G.        Create substantive writing samples which employ critical analysis of primary and secondary sources, and document those sources correctly

       H.        Construct knowledge in the discipline and synthesize historical narratives and timelines from primary and secondary sources, maps, and/or artifacts and critically analyze, interpret and evaluate many different points of view to construct historical arguments.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Life of Mohammed

         A.      Social origins

         B.      Tenets of faith

         C.      Political goals

 II.     Successors of Mohammed

         A.      Shiite v. Sunni

         B.      Role of Aisha

 III.    Women under Islam

         A.      Protections in Koran, Sunnah, Hadith

         B.      Customs

 IV.     Umayyad and Abbasid Empires:

         A.      Political accomplishments

         B.      Relations with Medieval Christians

         C.      Scientific and philosophical accomplishments; Economic systems

 V.      Rise of Sufi

         A.      Mysticism, religious reform

         B.      Missions to Far East

 VI.     Islamic Arts

         A.      Calligraphy

         B.      Glass

         C.      Architecture

         D.      Metallurgy

 VII.    Economics & Law

         A.      Fiqh, Shariah

         B.      Schools of law and political thought

         C.      Moslem economic thought

 VIII.   Splintering of Empires, rise of Sultanates:  Turks and Moguls

 IX.     World Islam

         A.      Asia, Africa

         B.      Western world, US

 X       Conflicts in Islam today

         A.      Rise of Islamicism

         B.      Israel

         C.      The future