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Early Islamic civilisation: how did Baghdad become the 'City of Peace'?

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Why this, why now

In this unit, pupils develop broad knowledge of Islam's rise. They study Muhammad's role and the early caliphates before focusing on the creation of Baghdad as a new capital for the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate. The unit focuses on the second-order concept of causation.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
  • Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Early Islamic civilisation: how did Baghdad become the 'City of Peace'?

In this unit, pupils develop broad knowledge of Islam's rise. They study Muhammad's role and the early caliphates before focusing on the creation of Baghdad as a new capital for the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate. The unit focuses on the second-order concept of causation.

6 lessons
  1. How Baghdad became the ‘City of Peace'
  2. The early success of Islam
  3. The early caliphates and the spread of Islam
  4. Baghdad, the ‘City of Peace'
  5. Muhammad, the Qur'an and the rise of Islam
  6. The geography of the Umayyad Caliphate