Cordoba in the 11th century

History

In this unit, pupils analysed the breadth of Islamic societies and some of their connections to Christian societies. In 'The Crusades: did Europeans go on crusade to capture the 'holy land'?' pupils will explore how factors such as power, trade and religious differences between Muslims and Christians helped to motivate the Crusades.

In 'Early Islamic civilisation: what connected Baghdad to the wider world?', pupils studied 9th century Baghdad and other Muslim societies like Cordoba. In this unit, pupils will compare these societies to other Islamic worlds like Sicily and analyse some of the difficulties faced by these Islamic societies by the 11th century.

In this unit, pupils develop their knowledge and understanding of the Islamic world in the 11th century. Pupils study three connected, but contrasting, centres of Islamic civilisation: Baghdad, Cordoba and Sicily.

11th-century Islamic worlds: how similar were the regions of the Islamic world?

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Muslims, Christians and Jews lived in Cordoba

Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Hindus lived in Cordoba

Which statement most accurately describes Cordoba's population?

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What type of trade was one of the biggest in 11th century Cordoba?

Which area influenced the architecture of the Great Mosque in Cordoba?

Baghdad was the only important Islamic centre of learning in the 11th century.

Cordoba was the only important Islamic centre of learning in the 11th century.

Baghdad and Cordoba were both important Islamic centres of learning.

Neither Baghdad nor Cordoba were important Islamic centres of learning.

an Islamic political and religious leader

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Which country is located in Western Europe?

What was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 11th century?

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It was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.

It was the largest city in the world at one point.

The Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad was set up there.

Which example best shows that Baghdad was a centre of learning in the 11th century?

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