The geography of the Umayyad Caliphate
I can identify where the Islamic Empire started and the regions it covered.
The geography of the Umayyad Caliphate
I can identify where the Islamic Empire started and the regions it covered.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The Umayyad Caliphate was the second dynastic caliphate and was the largest; it ruled the last united Islamic caliphate.
- This empire covered the Middle East, parts of Asia as far as India, North Africa, and most of Spain.
- It controlled a vast network of trade routes, allowing wealth and knowledge to spread throughout Islamic civilisation.
- Muslim control of the trade routes from Southern Europe to East Asia, known as the Silk Roads, was very lucrative.
Keywords
Umayyad - Umayyad was the name of a line of caliphs based in Damascus that ruled from 661 CE to 750 CE
Dynastic - dynastic means that power and leadership is handed down from one generation of a ruling family to the next
Silk Roads - the Silk Roads refers to a network of ancient trade routes between China and Europe
Lucrative - when something is lucrative, it makes a lot of money
Common misconception
The Silk Roads were specific, defined roads.
The Silk Roads were not actual roads nor a single route; it was in fact a network of trade routes running between China and Europe.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of upsetting content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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