Islam

Rise of Islam
     A.Allah,
         Mecca,
         Medina
         the Ka’ba
     B.Muhammad
          i. Qur’an /  Koran
          ii. Islam: Submission to Allah and Hegira
          iii. "Five Pillars" and the Shari’ah
     C.Expansion of Islam
          i. Jihad: Wars of Conquest
            spread of Moslems into Palestine, Syria, Persia, Egypt, N. Africa, Spain
            stopped by Franks
          ii. Shiites, Sunnites, and Dynasties
          iii. Victories over Byzantium  - Yarmuck
          iv. Expansion Ends