Making Inference (Spread of Islam)

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What is an Inference?

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An educated guess based on evidence and our background knowledge.

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What is evidence?

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Supporting details from a source; text, image.

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What is Background Knowledge?

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Your previous experience.

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What do you need to make an Inference?

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Background knowledge and evidence from the text.

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What can you infer about Mecca from the passage? Mecca was prosperous and important. First it was at the crossroads of the lucrative caravan trade. Vast camel trains bearing spices, perfumes, precious metals filed through the town, headed north on the way from Yemen...

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Mecca was a wealthy and powerful city.

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What can you infer from the passage: "Pay tribute (money) and accept the authority of God and his messenger, Muhammad, and you will be protected. But if you refuse or fight against them, Muhammad warned he would use force — people could be taken prisoner or killed."

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People had choices, one is to worship the Lord, the other is to risk being taken captive or being killed.

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What can you infer about the caliph's responsibilities from the passage? "A caliph, or Muslim leader, was expected to fight in a “holy war” against people who refused to accept Islam after being invited to join. They could either become Muslims or make an agreement to live peacefully under Muslim rule, so that the faith of Islam would become stronger and more widespread."

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A caliph needs to battle with those who do not accept the religion of Islam.

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What can you infer about immortality and its role in the spread of Christianity?

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The idea that anyone can achieve immortality was very attractive.

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What can you infer about the Christians from the passage? "Here is the procedure I have followed in the case of those brought before me on account of being Christians. I asked them whether they were Christians. If they confess to it, then I ask them a second and third time, while threatening punishment. If they continued to admit being Christians, I order them to be led away to execution."

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They believed strongly in their faith and would not deny it.