New
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Year 6

Researching early Islamic civilisation

I can research early Islamic civilisation in preparation for writing an essay.

New
New
Year 6

Researching early Islamic civilisation

I can research early Islamic civilisation in preparation for writing an essay.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Information can be gathered from a range of different sources.
  2. The Prophet Muhammad was the founding prophet of Islam.
  3. Early Islamic civilisation emerged in the 7th century CE.
  4. Early Islamic civilisation had and still has a profound effect on many areas of society across the world.
  5. Understanding the chronology of a time period enables us to understand it in greater depth.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it challenging to understand the chronology of events within the time period.

Ensure that you use explicit modelling and give opportunities to pupils for them to be re-exposed to this chronology through tasks.

Keywords

  • Islam - a world religion which is followed by Muslims

  • Early Islamic civilisation - a period of time in Islam’s history, which spans from 570 CE to 1258 CE

  • Chronology - the arrangement of events or dates in the order in which they happened

  • Islamic Golden Age - a time period when Islam and the Islamic Empire grew rapidly

  • Baghdad - a city established during early Islamic civilisation, which became a centre for learning and the hub of the Islamic Golden Age

Showing pupils photos, drawings and videos about this time period will help consolidate learning.
Teacher tip

Licence

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does 'chronological order' mean?
The events in a text are not written in the order in which they happened.
Correct answer: The events in a text are written in the order in which they happened.
A text is written in a formal, informative way.
Q2.
Select the purpose of an essay.
to inform the reader about a person's life
to create suspense for the reader
to recount the events of someone's day
Correct answer: to inform the reader about a particular topic
Q3.
Research is...
Correct answer: the detailed study of a subject.
the analysis of a text.
the editing of a piece of writing.
Q4.
Select the types of non-fiction writing from the list:
poem
Correct answer: essay
narrative story
Correct answer: non-chronological report
Correct answer: journalistic report
Q5.
Identify the linguistic features of essays:
Correct answer: fronted adverbials
personification
Correct answer: subject-specific vocabulary
similes
Q6.
Which of these fronted adverbials is not appropriate to use in an essay?
However,
Consequently,
Furthermore,
Correct answer: Suddenly,

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords to their definitions.
Correct Answer:Islam,a world religion that is followed by Muslims

a world religion that is followed by Muslims

Correct Answer:Early Islamic civilisation,a period of time in Islam’s history, spanning from 570 CE to 1258 CE

a period of time in Islam’s history, spanning from 570 CE to 1258 CE

Correct Answer:chronology,the arrangement of events in the order in which they happened

the arrangement of events in the order in which they happened

Correct Answer:Golden Age,a time period when Islam and the Islamic Empire grew rapidly

a time period when Islam and the Islamic Empire grew rapidly

Correct Answer:Baghdad,a city established during Early Islamic civilisation

a city established during Early Islamic civilisation

Q2.
Fill in the gap: Islam has __________ pillars.
3
6
4
Correct answer: 5
Q3.
Fill in the gap: People who follow Islam are called...
Correct answer: Muslims
Christians
Sikhs
Buddhists
Q4.
Fill in the gap: Islam originated in...
Baghdad
Correct answer: Mecca
Petra
Q5.
Match the terminology with the correct definition.
Correct Answer:caliph,an Islamic religious and political leader

an Islamic religious and political leader

Correct Answer:dynasty,leaders who belong to the same important family

leaders who belong to the same important family

Correct Answer:astronomy,the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon and stars

the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon and stars

Correct Answer:scholar,a person who has much knowledge, usually from research or study

a person who has much knowledge, usually from research or study

Q6.
Fill in the gap: The __________ dynasty led Early Islamic civilisation into the Golden Age.
Rashidun
Umayyad
Correct answer: Abbasid