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This lesson provides KS3 students with an overview of the Islamic Golden Age! This works perfectly as an introductory lesson to global medieval history.

As with all Citizen_Teach resources, the lesson is accessible to all learners in this age range (Key Stage 3, ages 11-14).

Resources:
x1 PowerPoint (including question sheet)
x1 YouTube link in the notes section of slide 8

Learning Aims:

• Define the term ‘golden age’.
• Identify key events of the Islamic Golden Age.
• Reflect on the importance of looking beyond English and European history.

Second Order Concepts: significance, chronology, similarity and difference.

Overview:
Slide 1: knowledge retrieval from prior topics and opportunities for further formative assessment.
Slide 2: overview of Scheme of Work (if using).
Slide 3: reflection of the importance of English history (teacher-talk with opportunities for extended questioning).
Slide 4: geographical location of the Middle East (teacher-talk with opportunities for extended questioning).
Slide 5: reflection of the significance of Middle Eastern history (high level questioning).
Slide 6: focus on archaeological evidence - an astrolabe (high level questioning and/or student-driven source enquiry).
Slide 7: chronological question sheet using video, followed by coding the new historical information (challenging questions, use of classroom visualiser recommended).
Slide 8: reflection questions (opportunity for these to be an extended writing task).