Islam is the religion followed by Muslims, who believe that there is one God: Allah

a revelation is a special message to someone from a divine being or God

a long journey to a new home is called migration

Muhammad, the Qur'an and the rise of Islam

History

The early success of Islam

The early caliphates and the spread of Islam

The geography of the Umayyad Caliphate

Baghdad, the ‘City of Peace'

How Baghdad became the ‘City of Peace'

In 'Early Islamic Civilisation: how did Baghdad become the ‘City of Peace’?' pupils learnt about the rise of Islam and the founding of Baghdad. In 'Early Islamic Civilisation: what connected Baghdad to the wider world?' pupils deepen their understanding of the 'Golden Age' of Islamic civilisation by examining how Baghdad was connected to the wider world. 

In ‘Britain after the Romans: how did Christianity survive in the British Isles?’ pupils explored the evidence of where Christianity survived in Britain. In ‘Early Islamic civilisation: how did Baghdad become the ‘City of Peace'?’ pupils look at the emergence of another religion: Islam.

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.

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Baghdad was built on the banks of which river?

The Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) spread the message of...

Starting with the earliest, order the events of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) life chronologically.

a person who follows the teachings of Islam

What happened to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) after he started teaching his revelations in Mecca?

What year marks the start of Islamic history?

A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water except for one part which is connected to the mainland is called ...

The peninsula to the north east of Africa is known as ...

About three quarters of the Arabian Peninsula is covered by desert. 

About three quarters of the Arabian Peninsula is covered by rainforest. 

Which facts about the geography of the Arabian Peninsula are true?

The religion followed by Muslims is {{  }}.

Baghdad is the capital city of which country?

Modern-day Iran, Egypt, Turkey, and parts of Afghanistan

Muhammad, the Qur'an and the rise of Islam

Lesson outcome

Content guidance