Starter quiz
- Match up each keyword with the correct definition.
- caliph⇔an Islamic political and religious leader ✓
- king⇔a male ruler in some countries ✓
- Pope⇔the head of the Catholic Church ✓
- Which country is located in Western Europe?
- Iraq
- Morocco
- Spain ✓
- Egypt
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- What was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 11th century?
- Baghdad ✓
- Cairo
- Mecca
- Rome
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- Write the missing word. The year 1066 is part of the ______ century.
- '11th' ✓
- Write the missing word. The year 832 is part of the ______ century.
- '9th' ✓
- Which example best shows that Baghdad was a centre of learning in the 11th century?
- It was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- The caliphs lived there.
- It was the largest city in the world at one point.
- The Al-Nizamiyya of Baghdad was set up there. ✓
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Exit quiz
- How large was Cordoba's population?
- 30 000 people
- 300 000 people ✓
- 3 000 000 people
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- Which statement most accurately describes Cordoba's population?
- only Muslims lived in Cordoba
- Muslims and Christians lived in Cordoba
- Muslims, Christians and Jews lived in Cordoba ✓
- Muslims, Christians, Jews, and Hindus lived in Cordoba
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- Write the missing word. Many ______worked and lived in Cordoba, studying a wide range of subjects.
- 'scholars' ✓
- What type of trade was one of the biggest in 11th century Cordoba?
- silk
- silver
- slave ✓
- sugar
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- Which area influenced the architecture of the Great Mosque in Cordoba?
- British Isles
- Mediterranean ✓
- Persia
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- Baghdad was the only important Islamic centre of learning in the 11th century.
- Cordoba was the only important Islamic centre of learning in the 11th century.
- Baghdad and Cordoba were both important Islamic centres of learning. ✓
- Neither Baghdad nor Cordoba were important Islamic centres of learning.
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Key learning points
- Cordoba was the centre of cultural life in the Cordoban Caliphate.
- Many ancient texts were translated into Arabic and Latin in Cordoba.
- Cultural and economic ties with North Africa were important in Cordoba.
- Buildings in Cordoba drew on influences from across the Mediterranean.
- Cordoba had some differences to the eastern Islamic world.
Common misconception
Pupils assume that all medieval Islamic states must have been identical to one another.
Islamic states had similarities and differences (i.e. Cordoba had many Mediterranean influences; Persian influence was stronger in Baghdad).
Keywords
Scholars - scholars are people who have studied a subject and know a lot about it
Architecture - architecture refers to the design and style of buildings
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