Introduction
Welcome to the Islam WebQuest! By the end of this WebQuest, you will have learned about the religion itself, the caliphates and empires it produced, how the religion started, and how it affects the world!
Islam is a religion, common in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Its followers, Muslims, believe in one god, Allah, and believe the prophet Muhammad's message about the Day of Judgement.
Let's get started!
Task
By the end of this WebQuest, you will have a timeline of Islamic history in brief, mapped the major Islamic empires, and have taken notes on the religion. Overall, you should have a better understanding of Islam and its history.
Process
This WebQuest will use a step-by-step process in (Arabic)numerical order.
1.
Your first objective will be to create a timeline of important events in Islamic history. You can use these resources:
https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/islamic-caliphate/
2.
Next, you should create a map of the Rightly-Guided, Umayyad, Abbasid, and Ottoman empires. Include their capitals. Use these resources:
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-where-did-ottoman-expire-expand-between-317167
https://islamiccivilizationtimeline.weebly.com/abbasid-caliphate.html
3.
Finally, take notes on the religious beliefs of Muslims. Use these resources.
Evaluation
Timeline
3 points - Contains all important events
2 points - Contains some important events
1 point - Contains few important events
0 points - Contains no important events
Map
3 points - Is the almost exact area where the empires were
2 points - Is the general are where the empires were
1 point - Is off from where the empires were
0 points - Is not close to where the empires were
-1 point - Copy and paste of a map from a website.
Notes
Is understandable, good for further study
Conclusion
Overall, you should have a timeline of Islamic events, a map of Muslim empires, and notes on Islam
Additional Links:
None :(
Credits
Made By:
Peter Connolly
Sources:
McGraw Hill - Discovering Our Past: A History of the World
Made Using:
Teacher Page
Mrs. Royko
Mrs. Koon