History at key stage 3 (Year 7)

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

About this unit

This unit involves the study of the political and cultural achievements of Islamic states during the early period.

This unit is expected to take 10-15 hours. There is scope to adjust some of the teaching activities to take account of time constraints in different schools.

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?