That’s GreatIslamic Civilisation

Youth aLIVE Primer Series 20 January 2007

Scope

Ummayyah

Greek

MR Alhambra and Knossos

Sharing of resources

Project update

Act 1: Great Words

In groups of 2 or 3, write as many words as possible about the following:

Alhambra

Cordova

Knossos

Greek

Introduction to a great Muslim Civilisation

Muslim Spain

Ummayah

Abdul Rahman I

Abdul Rahman II

Abdul Rahman III

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Andalusia

Aegean Sea

Greek CivilisationsCycladic Civilisation (3000-2000 BC)

Minoan Civilisation (2700-1450 BC)

Mycenaean Civilisation(1600 -1100 BC)

Ancient Civilisation(1150 - 323 BC)

Hellenistic Civilisation(323 - 146 BC)

Cycladic

Early Bronze Age

3000-2000 BC

Convergence to Minoan

Minoan Crete

2700-1450 BC

maintained intensive trade

worshipped goddess

Cult symbols - double ax and the bull

Mycenaean Civilisation

1600 - 1100 BC

Defeated Minoan Crete and Troy

Major cities include Athens

Mask of Agamemnon

Linear B

Ancient Civilisation

1150 - 323 BC

culture of Western Civilisation

influence of language, politics and philosophy

Adopted Phoenician Alphabet to Greek Alphabet - αβγδεζηθ

Colonisation - Asia Minor, Cyprus, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Libya Egypt

Important cities such as Athens, Sparta

Division of free and slave

Alexandra the Great - War of Persia

Hellenistic Civilisation323 - 146 BC

Fall of Greek civilisation to the Romans

Act 2: Great Places

Let’s build the following

Knossos Alhambra

Resources - Books

The Oxford History of Islam, John L. Esposito, 1999, Oxford University Press

The World of Islam, Bernard Lewis, 2002, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London

Resources - Books

Muslims in Singapore – A Shared Vision, Zuraidah Ibrahim, 1994, MUIS

Seeking Knowledge –Teens aLIVE, 2005, MUIS

Sejarah Umat Islam, Hamka, 2002, Pustaka Nasional

Resources - BooksFurio Durando, “GREECE - Splendours of an Ancient Civilisation”, 1997, White Star

Islam, A Short History, Karen Armstrong, 2002, Phoenix Press

Islamic Civilisation in the Malay World, Mohd Taib Osman

Muslims in Singapore – A Photographic Potrait, 1984, MUIS

Resources - Books

1001 Inventions – Muslim Heritage in Our World, Al-Hassani, 2006, Foundation for Science Technology and Civilisation

The World of Islam, Bernard Lewis, 1976, Thames & Hudson

The Oxford History of Islam, John L. Esposito, 1999, Oxford University Press

Resources - Websites

www.muis.gov.sg

www.acm.nhb.gov.sg

www.islamonline.net

www.al-islam.com/eng

www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/history/muslim_inventors.html

www.muslimheritage.com

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