History at key stage 3 (Year 7)

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

Resources

Resources include:

map of the lands covered by the Islamic empire
plan and designs of the new city of Baghdad
pictures of early mosques
contemporary crusader and Muslim accounts of Salah al-Din
modern interpretations of Salah al-Din
websites, eg http://islam.org/mosque; www.fordham.edu/halsall; http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu

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?