Year 7 · History · beta

11th-century Islamic worlds: how similar were the regions of the Islamic world?

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.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils know about the rise of Islam.
  • Pupils know about the growth of the Islamic Empire in the 7th and 8th centuries.
  • Pupils know about conflict between Islamic and Christian powers in the early medieval period.

Source curriculum references

  • Extend and deepen their chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, so that it provides a well-informed context for wider learning
  • Identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time
  • Use historical terms and concepts in increasingly sophisticated ways
  • Understand historical concepts such as similarity, difference
  • The study of an aspect or theme in British history that consolidates and extends pupils’ chronological knowledge from before 1066

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