Study Guide Questions – Islam: Empire of Faith
I. In a paragraph or so, please explain the most interesting facts you learned about the life and accomplishments of Muhammad, the founder of the Islamic faith, from the episode “The Messenger”. I believe Muhammad's beginnings show that no matter what life puts before you, you can do great things. Having been orphaned at the age of six, he could have become a completely different person. However, being raised by the whole tribe, showed the kindness a person really can have.
II. In a couple of paragraphs, please explain what you learned from “The Messenger” about the various historical and other factors that led to the rapid rise and spread of the Islamic faith in the Near and Middle-East,
I. In a paragraph or so, please explain the most interesting facts you learned about the life and accomplishments of Muhammad, the founder of the Islamic faith, from the episode “The Messenger”. I believe Muhammad's beginnings show that no matter what life puts before you, you can do great things. Having been orphaned at the age of six, he could have become a completely different person. However, being raised by the whole tribe, showed the kindness a person really can have.
II. In a couple of paragraphs, please explain what you learned from “The Messenger” about the various historical and other factors that led to the rapid rise and spread of the Islamic faith in the Near and Middle-East,