an Abbasid is a member of the third dynasty of caliphs that ruled the Islamic Empire after Muhammad (PBUH)

a caliphate is an Islamic state, especially one ruled by a single religious and political leader

the size of something can be described as its extent

a caliph is a political and religious leader of Muslim communities

the Seljuks were a Muslim group from Central Asia

Baghdad in the 11th century

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Cordoba in the 11th century

Sicily and other Islamic worlds 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?

scholars are people who have studied a subject and know a lot about it

architecture refers to the design and style of buildings

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

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