Medieval Worlds Beyond Europe
The medieval world beyond Europe: the Islamic Golden Age (maths, medicine, architecture), the Mali Empire and Mansa Musa, Song Dynasty China; how the medieval world was connected through trade routes like the Silk Road
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“Could your child tell you about important civilisations outside Europe during the Middle Ages and explain how the Silk Road connected different parts of the world?”
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- Activity. The medieval world beyond Europe: the Islamic Golden Age (maths, medicine, architecture), the Mali Empire and Mansa Musa, Song Dynasty China; how the medieval world was connected through trade routes like the Silk Road
What to notice. Name at least two achievements of the Islamic Golden Age (algebra, hospitals, architecture) • Describe who Mansa Musa was and why he is remembered • Explain how the Silk Road connected distant parts of the medieval world through trade
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Could your child tell you about important civilisations outside Europe during the Middle Ages and explain how the Silk Road connected different parts of the world?
The medieval world beyond Europe: the Islamic Golden Age (maths, medicine, architecture), the Mali Empire and Mansa Musa, Song Dynasty China; how the medieval world was connected through trade routes like the Silk Road
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- Name at least two achievements of the Islamic Golden Age (algebra, hospitals, architecture)
- Describe who Mansa Musa was and why he is remembered
- Explain how the Silk Road connected distant parts of the medieval world through trade
“Could your child tell you about important civilisations outside Europe during the Middle Ages and explain how the Silk Road connected different parts of the world?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Medieval Times
- Age range
- Ages 9–11