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The Abbasid Dynasty and its place in Islamic history

Islamic Religious Education · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes

Introduce the Abbasid Dynasty, its span, its capital and the key inquiry question.

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  • 8 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
  • 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
  • A quiz that marks itself as you go
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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. The Abbasid Dynasty and its place in Islamic history
  2. Factors that led to the rise of the Abbasid Dynasty
  3. How the Abbasids took power
  4. Abul Abbas al-Safah, the first Abbasid caliph
  5. Harun al-Rashid and the golden age
  6. Al-Maamun and the House of Wisdom
  7. Achievements of the Abbasid Dynasty
  8. The territorial rule of the Abbasid Dynasty
  9. Factors that led to the decline of the Abbasid Dynasty
  10. The legacy of the Abbasid Dynasty