a province is an area of a state which is not the capital city and may be considered less important

an emir is a type of leader in some Muslim countries

a place is diverse if it includes many different types of people

Sicily and other Islamic worlds in the 11th century

History

Baghdad in the 11th century

Cordoba in the 11th century

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?

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

a political and religious leader of Muslim communities

a type of leader in some Muslim countries

area of a state which is not the capital city

Match-up each keyword with its correct defintion.

Write the missing word. Sicily is located in the {{ }} Sea.

Sicily's markets were the most expensive in the Mediterranean.

Sicily's markets were the least expensive in the Mediterranean.

Sicily's markets had a range of goods from across the Mediterranean.

Sicily's markets only sold goods produced in Sicily.

Which statement about the markets in 11th century Sicily is most accurate?

Which group had conquered Sicily by 1091?

They were home to the world's largest universities.

They suffered invasions from outside groups.

Identify the accurate similarity between 11th century Baghdad and Sicily.

both had a large population of Jews and Christians as well as Muslims

Identify the accurate difference between 11th century Baghdad and Sicily.

Write the missing word. A {{ }} is an Islamic state, especially one ruled by a single religious and political leader.

Which of the following groups ruled over a caliphate in the 11th century?

Cordoba traded and owned enslaved people.

Cordoba traded enslaved people but did not own them.

Cordoba owned enslaved people but did not trade them.

Cordoba outlawed owning and trading enslaved people.

Which statement is most accurate about Cordoba's participation in the slave trade?

Which area did not have any Muslim rulers in the 11th century?

The books were translated into many languages.

There were not many books held in the library.

Which statement about the books held in Cordoba's royal library is accurate?

Cordoba was a Muslim city, whereas Baghdad was Christian.

Cordoba was not involved in a lot of trade, but Baghdad was.

Cordoba was influenced strongly by Mediterranean cultures, unlike Baghdad.

Cordoba attracted scholars from many areas, whereas few studied in Baghdad.

Identify the accurate difference between Cordoba and Baghdad.

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