Support your learners' understanding of Islam and the profound effect it has had on the development of our world community. In this episode of a fabulous history series, Green begins by describing the history of Mohammed, the founder of Islam, and the religion's monotheistic foundation. He covers a range of topics, such as the Five Pillars of Islam and the split between the Sunni and Shia denominations, and distinguishes Islam from Christianity and Judaism.

Concepts

john green

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Additional Tags

mohammed, sunni, shia, monotheism, crash course world history, john green, social studies

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Pros

• Great introduction/summary to segue into further research and study
• Conveys importance of analyzing quality of source information
• Addresses common misconceptions 

Cons

• Very fast-paced summary that summarizes complex concepts in brief

Common Core

RI.9-10.7 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3 RH.9-10.8 RH.11-12.7 RH.11-12.8