WH Standard 2.1: Students will identify and explain patterns in the development and diffusion and syncretism of world religions and philosophies, includ- ing Judaism, Hinduism, Greek philosophy, Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.
WH Standard 3.1: Students will use patterns in trade and settlement to explain how geographic features such as the Indian Ocean, the Saharan Desert, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Strait of Malacca, and the Mediterranean Sea supported or impeded
Task
The major split in Islam is that between the majority Sunnis and the minority Shiites. The split goes back to events in the 7th century. Today, they are the two largest Muslim groups in the world.
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