We discussed how Christianity made it's way to some parts of Africa while Islam spreads across Sub-Saharan, northern, east & west of Africa and the Afro-Asian world. This new "Islamization" was not the product of conquering armies, but of wandering holy Islamic men known as Sufis or scholars, traders. Islam also spread to Brazil to areas such as Sumatra & Java in the South Pacific. Orthodox Muslims in regions like the Middle East disapproved of the syncretism (blending of Islam w/ other traditions) in other parts of the world. Soon, conflict arises among different Islamic groups - all while the Ottoman Empire continues to weaken. We looked at how Wahhabi Islam took over Saudi Arabia. We then concluded with a discussion of how Joshua did with his weekend HW assignment. We focused on the skill of strong essay writing, providing historical evidence in both the LEQs and DBQ for the APs. What is acceptable: providing correct evidence what is not acceptable: avoid writing in "truisms." These are broad statements that may be correct about history, but they lack meaningful evidence. Joshua's writing tends to incorporate truisms and not enough evidence at this point. We will continue to focus on this skill.