Wayne E. Sirmon
HI 103 – World History
History 103
World History to 1500
October 11
Article Review 2 Due
TODAY – at the beginning of class
October 13
On-Line Quiz, Ch. 6 due
October 18
Exam Two – chapters 5-7
October 27
Article 3 approval
November 3
Article Review 3 Due
November 10
Exam Three – chapters 8-11
Islam – “Submission to God”
After Muhammad
Abu Baker
Prominent companion - 1st Caliph
Umar – 2nd Caliph
Uthman – 3rd Caliph (assassinated)
Ali
Cousin and Son-in-law of Muhammad
Sunni
85%
Shiite
15%
Islam – Sunni - Shiite
Sunni “usual practice”
Shiite (Shia) “followers of Ali”
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
Dhow:
a lateen-rigged ship with one or two masts,
used in the Indian Ocean.
Lateen Rigging
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
What good is a
Compass?
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
How do we define our
location on the earth?
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
Chapter 7 – The Rise of Islam
Time Line
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Meanwhile
On the
other side
of the
Atlantic
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Olmec Colossal Heads
17+ monumental stone heads at 4 sites
date from before 900 BC
From 5 to 11 feet tall weighing from 6
to 50 tons
Unsupported speculation on African
origin
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Early Maya
400 BC – 250 AD
Chacchoben
ruins were officially
reported to the Mexican
government in June 1972
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Teotihuacan
thirty miles NE of Mexico City.
Pop. 200,000 but no empire
Quetzalcoatl
god with dual nature - inventor of books & calendar, giver of maize
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Maya City-State Network
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Maya City-State Network
Chichén Itzá
98 ft. high - nine square terraces, each 8.4 ft. high, with a 20 ft. high temple upon the summit
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Maya City-State Network
Great Ball Court
185 x 77 yards
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Maya City-State Network
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Maya City-State Network
Chapter 6 – The Americas
Maya City-State Network
Next Up… South America