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History at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 6: What were the achievements of the Islamic states 600-1600?

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Language for learning

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:

  • Islamic civilisation, eg Qur'an, Hadith, caliph, jihad, crusade, mosque, sultan

Speaking and listening - through the activities pupils could:

  • ask questions to gain clarification and further information

Reading - through the activities pupils could:

  • spot connections and links between how information is presented in different forms

Writing - through the activities pupils could:

  • group sentences into coherent paragraphs, with subheadings as appropriate

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
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?