Y5 - Early Islamic Civilisation Key Knowledge Flashcards
Where was the Abbasid Caliphate Islamic Empire?
Baghdad
What was the House of Wisdom?
A library where scientists, mathematicians, doctors, philosphers, astrologists, historians, scholars and great thinkers studied.
What religious building was built in the centre of the round city?
The Great Mosque
Who built the Round City from scratch?
Abbasid Caliphate
What road, that carried goods from around the world, passed directly through the Round City?
The Silk Road.
When was the Mongol invasion of Baghdad that ended the Islamic Golden Age?
1258 CE
When was the House of Wisdom founded?
786 CE
When was the height of the Islamic Golden Age (when it was the most successful and powerful)?
900 CE
When was the Round City built?
762 CE
When was Muhammad born?
570 CE
When was Islam founded?
610 CE
When did the Abbasid Caliphate rule?
750 CE
