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History at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 6: What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?
Section 7: Why do people disagree about Salah al-Din?

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Objectives

Children should learn:
  • about the career of the Islamic ruler and statesman Salah al-Din
  • how Salah al-Din has been interpreted in different ways

Activities

Outcomes

Children:
  • Tell the story of Salah al-Din.
  • Brainstorm why he is an important figure in the history of the conflict between crusaders and the forces of Islam.
  • Pupils study a contemporary crusader and Muslim accounts of Salah al-Din, identifying similarities, differences and indicators of bias.
  • Pupils then consider different modern interpretations of Salah al-Din.
  • Pupils compare accounts, identify differences and suggest reasons for differences.
  • describe and explain the significance of Salah al-Din
  • identify differences between interpretations of Salah al-Din and suggest possible explanations for these differences

Points to note

  • The task can be differentiated through the number, range and complexity of sources used.

Sections in this unit

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1. What is Islam?
2. How did the world of the Middle East change during the life of the Prophet Muhammad
3. A new Islamic city: how did the Abbasid caliphs organise their new capital at Baghdad?
4. How did Arab Muslims contribute to the world of mathematics and science during the Middle Ages?
5. What can we learn from the architecture of Islamic civilisations?
6. How successful were the crusader attacks on the Islamic world?
7. Why do people disagree about Salah al-Din?
8. How powerful were the rulers of the Ottoman empire?
9. What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?