4-11 Islam World Religion

GHW.2.1 Map the development over time of world religions from their points of origin, and identify
those that exhibit a high degree of local and/or international concentration.
● Examples: Universal religions/beliefs: Judaism (Jerusalem), Christianity (Jerusalem), Islam (Mecca,
Medina), and Buddhism (Varanasi); Ethnic religions: Hinduism (Indus River), Confucia

GHW.2.2 Analyze and assess the rise of fundamentalist movements in the world’s major religions
during contemporary times (1980–present), and describe the relationships between
religious fundamentalism and the secularism and modernism associated with the Western
tradition. (E)