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- How would you define the term ‘Human Encounters’?
When two people or groups or cultures interact with each other and often exchange some ideas, thoughts or values
- Tell me about two experiments (out of four) we did in our first session and explain how they relate to the idea of human interactions.
Baking soda and Vinegar-Negative encounters. - Mixing of smarties (Positive Encounter)
- Why does Imam describe human and cultural encounters as complex and unpredictable?
(Humans have histories and goals they have and cultural contexts in which they have lived)
- Name three places where Muslims have moved from Medina in the first six centuries.
(Spain (Umayyads), Egypt (Fatimids), Persia (Abbasids))
- What interactions or exchanges occur when individuals from different cultures encounter each other?
Exchange of food, language, arts...)
- Which Shia dynasty existed during the first six centuries, and how do we have a connection with them?
Fatimids: Ruled in Egypt-being Shia Ismaili Muslim, our traditions traced back to that time)
- As the Abbasids weakened, who did they call for help (to sustain their power and title)?)
(Seljuqs)
- What was the title given to the leader of the Seljuq Empire by Abbasids?
(Sultan)
- Did the Ismailis and Seljuqs mostly have unfriendly encounters? Explain your answer with a reason.
(Yes, the reason could be the faith tradition they belonged to, Abbasids and Fatimids not having a good relationship, too)
- What is the title of our curriculum book?
(Encounters in Muslim History)
- What did two institutions build by Seljuqs?
(Caravanserai and Madarsa)
- Guess the institution from hints: Resting place for Travelers, had a mosque, promoted Trade)
- Caravanserai
- What are two important things we learned about the Crusades, and why are they seen as an essential part of history?
Teacher's decision
Who were the Dais? Tell two things about DAI Hasan I Sabah?
teacher's decision
