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Islam and al-AndalusIslam and al-Andalus

What do we know?

The origin and expansion of Islam

When and where did Islam originate?

What are the five pillars of Islam?

The expansion of Islam

In which region did Islam expand during Muhammed’s life?

In which period did Islam expand to the Iberian Peninsula?

Islamic political organisation

What were the differences between the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates?

How many types of Islamic officials can you name? What did each do?

The economy

What was the function of the machine shown in this image?

What other economic activities were important?

Islamic cities

What were the main social groups in Islamic society?

What were the functions of the places labelled on this image?

Islamic culture

Which area of scientific knowledge is shown in this image?

In what other areas of culture did Muslims achieve advances?

Islamic architecture

What were the main features of Islamic architecture?

What are the names of these three types of arches?

Islamic architecture

Where would you find the features shown in these images?

What is each one called?

Islamic architecture

What building is shown in this image? What was its function?

Can you name the different parts of the building? What happened in each one?

Al-Andalus

What shape is the Earth?

Which parts of the Earth are flat?

Al-Andalus: political development

What were the main periods in the history of al-Andalus?

This image shows Boabdil. Why is he significant?

Al-Andalus: cities

What were the main features of cities in al-Andalus?

Which important places in the city can you see in this image?

Al-Andalus: houses

What were houses in al-Andalus like?

Which rooms are shown in the image? What is happening in each one?

Al-Andalus: architecture

Which period of Islamic architecture is shown in this image?

Which features of that style can you see in the image?

Al-Andalus: architecture

Which period of Islamic architecture is shown in this image?

Which features of that style can you see in the image?

What have we learned?

The origin andexpansionof Islam

The origin andexpansionof Islam

Muhammed is the prophet of Islam; the pillars of Islam are: profess the faith, pray five times a day, fast during Ramadan, give alms to the poor, pilgrimage to Mecca

Koran: the holy book of Islam

Islamicpolitics,economyand society

EconomyEconomy

SocietySocietyAristocracy, other free people, slaves

Muslim cities: alcazaba, medina and arrabales

Political organisation

Political organisation

Territorial expansion; main authorities: caliph, viziers, royal treasurers, emirs, judges

Craftwork and trade were particularly important

CultureCulture

Architecture and Art

Architecture and Art

Mathematics, medicine, literature, etc.Islamicculture, architecture and art Palaces and mosques

What have we learned?

Al-Andalus

Dependent emirate, independent emirate, Córdoba Caliphate, taifa kingdoms and North African dynasties, Nasrid Kingdom

PoliticaldevelopmentPoliticaldevelopment

CultureCulture

Major development of agriculture, craftwork and trade

Muslims and non-Muslims (Christians and Jews)

Cities similar to other Muslim cities

Al-Andalus was an important cultural centre

Caliphal, taifa, Almohad and Nasrid

EconomyEconomy

SocietySociety

ArchitectureArchitecture

Daily life in the cities of al-AndalusDaily life in the cities of al-Andalus