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4.1 Abbasid Dynasty

Islamic Religious Education · Grade 11 · 10 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • The rise of the Abbasid Dynasty and its capital at Baghdad
  • The reigns of Abul Abbas al-Safah, Harun al-Rashid and Al-Maamun al-Rashid
  • Achievements of the Abbasid Dynasty in learning, science and administration
  • Factors that led to the decline of the Abbasid Dynasty

What you will be able to do

  • explain the factors that led to the rise of the Abbasid Dynasty in the history of Islam
  • examine the contributions of Abul Abbas al-Safah, Harun al-Rashid and Al-Maamun al-Rashid during the reign of the Abbasids
  • assess the achievements of the Abbasid dynasty to the development of Islam
  • describe factors that led to the decline of the Abbasid dynasty
  • appreciate the contributions of the Abbasid dynasty in the development of Islamic heritage

Key questions

“What are the achievements of Abbasid dynasty?”

Lessons

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  1. The Abbasid Dynasty and its place in Islamic history
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Introduce the Abbasid Dynasty, its span, its capital and the key inquiry question.
  2. Factors that led to the rise of the Abbasid Dynasty
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain the factors that weakened the Umayyads and helped the Abbasids rise.
  3. How the Abbasids took power
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Trace the events of the Abbasid revolution and the founding of the dynasty.
  4. Abul Abbas al-Safah, the first Abbasid caliph
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Examine the contributions of Abul Abbas al-Safah to the founding of the Abbasid Dynasty.
  5. Harun al-Rashid and the golden age
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Examine the contributions of Harun al-Rashid during the reign of the Abbasids.
  6. Al-Maamun and the House of Wisdom
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Examine the contributions of Al-Maamun al-Rashid, especially the House of Wisdom.
  7. Achievements of the Abbasid Dynasty
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Assess the achievements of the Abbasid Dynasty to the development of Islam.
  8. The territorial rule of the Abbasid Dynasty
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the extent of Abbasid rule and how the empire was governed.
  9. Factors that led to the decline of the Abbasid Dynasty
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Describe the factors that led to the decline and fall of the Abbasid Dynasty.
  10. The legacy of the Abbasid Dynasty
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Appreciate the contributions of the Abbasid Dynasty to Islamic heritage.