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'?

Medina is a city in Saudi Arabia and the the second holiest city to Muslims after Mecca

Arabic-speaking people, who lived on the Arabian peninsula, were known as Arabian

a truce is an agreement between enemies to stop fighting for a certain time

a pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place

Syria is a country located in the Middle East, with borders on the Mediterranean Sea and Turkey

a caliph was a Muslim leader and political ruler who came after Muhammad (PBUH)

the Rashiduns were the first four caliphs who ruled the Islamic empire after the death of Muhammad (PBUH)

Jerusalem is an ancient holy city in the Middle East

Umayyad was the name of a line of caliphs based in Damascus that ruled from 661 CE to 750 CE

dynastic means that power and leadership is handed down from one generation of a ruling family to the next

the Silk Roads refers to a network of ancient trade routes between China and Europe

when something is lucrative, it makes a lot of money

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

Al-Mansur was the second caliph of the Abbasid caliphate

a populous city or place has a large number of people living there

public facilities are spaces, equipment and services that can be used by anyone in the community

the 'Golden Age' of Islam was a time of incredible learning, success and wealth

tolerance is to accept other people’s culture, religion and differences

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

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