the House of Wisdom was a library and place of learning in Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age

Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician, who lived around 300 BCE, and is often referred to as the 'father of geometry'

geometry is an area of mathematics that explores the shape, size, angles and positions of objects

the dinar is the name of the money unit that was used in Baghdad

Baghdad's connections to the West

History

Europe, the Mediterranean and Asia in the early 9th century world

Baghdad's connections to the East

Baghdad and the spread of ideas

Baghdad and Cordoba

Baghdad's connection to the medieval world

In 'Early Islamic Civilisation: what connected Baghdad to the wider world?' pupils deepened their understanding of the 'Golden Age' of Islamic civilisation by examining how Baghdad was connected to the wider world. In 'Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons: what changed after the Romans left?' pupils return to one part of the world that was connected to Baghdad through trade: sub-Roman Britain.

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 this unit, pupils analyse the connections that 9th-century Islamic civilisation had to the wider world. They learn about its connections to the East and West and the importance of Baghdad as a centre of learning and knowledge.

Early Islamic civilisation: what connected Baghdad to the wider world?

a mathematician from Ancient Greece, who studied geometry

an important centre for learning in Baghdad

Scholars from the House of Wisdom translated 'The Elements' into which language?

Gold coins made and used in Baghdad and the Abbasid Caliphate were known as ...

Match the ruler of the 8th century to their title.

It was the first use of paper money in history.

It was the first coin to feature the image of a ruler.

The people who lived in Greece and the surrounding areas from around 800 BCE to 600 CE were known as the ...

someone who engages in academic study or research

an Islamic empire which ruled from 750 CE to 1258 CE

the period before we started recording history

a region consisting of countries surrounding the Arctic Ocean

a region consisting of countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea

a region consisting of countries surrounding the Pacific Ocean

a region consisting of countries surrounding the Indian Ocean

What is meant by the 'Mediterranean world'?

The main religion of the Abbasids in Baghdad was ...

Baghdad's connections to the West

Lesson outcome