Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Medieval Middle East - Islam - Abbasids

The World's Greatest Empires by National Geographic (Magazine)
Islamic Art and Culture: A Visual History by Nasser Khalili

Discussion:
Overthrow of Ummayads in the Middle East - fragmented empires
Capital - Baghdad
Effect of widespread peace and order
The "Golden Age of Islam" - art, science, poetry, literature, medicine etc

Activity:
History journal
Map activity: Abbasid Empire - blank map


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