This book includes all the features of the bestselling Hodder History series which is up-to-date, motivating, differentiated and flexible. It covers the rise and fall of Islamic Empires from c600 to c1650 including chapters on: The Dawn of Islam; The Empire Unfurls; Islamic Civilisation; Holy Wars; The Mughal Empire. Investigations which encourage pupils to become historical detectives and develop their enquiry skills are on fascinating topics such as: The Life of Women; Survival Skills for Rulers; Salah-ad-Din and Richard the Lionheart. As well as promoting historical skills this book integrates literacy through its guidance on extended answer questions.

 

This book is part of a book series called Hodder History .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Hodder Education .

Tim Leadbeater is the Director of Learning and Teaching at Trinity and All Saints College - Leeds.

This book has the following chapters: 1 THE DAWN OF ISLAM 2 THE EMPIRE UNFURLS 632-1000 3 ISLAMIC CIVILISATION 4 HOLY WARS 1000-1500 5 NEW EMPIRES FOR OLD 1500-1650