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Everyday life in Baghdad

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Early Islamic Civilisation - NEW LOOK Baghdad - NEW LOOK

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Objectives

History

  • To learn about everyday life in Baghdad in 900 CE.
  • To use this knowledge to recreate scenes showing life for the citizens of Baghdad.

Enquiry question
Who were the citizens of Baghdad?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Make notes about everyday life in Baghdad.
  • Recreate scenes from everyday life in Baghdad through creating freeze-frames.

You Will Also Need

Weblinks

BBC Videos on aspects of daily life (approx. five minutes each): Teachers need to choose which of these videos to use - watch them all to decide.
Houses in Baghdad from BBC Teach
Jobs in Baghdad from BBC Teach
Food in Baghdad from BBC Teach
Fashion in Baghdad from BBC Teach

You may need to explain the CE (Common Era) is sometimes also referred to as AD (Anno Domini, in the year of the Lord).

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