Islam’s Origins, Caliphates & Diverse Communities — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western Societies

What these drills covers

By the end of Islam’s Origins, Caliphates & Diverse Communities you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: caliphate, Qur’an, Hijra, conversion, Abbasid.

Problem 1

How should a class phrase a belief about revelation?
Answer and explanation

“Muslims believe…” with relevant context, rather than requiring every learner to affirm the claim.

“Muslims believe…” with relevant context, rather than requiring every learner to affirm the claim.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Does conquest establish instant universal conversion?
Answer and explanation

No. Rule and religious practice have different histories.

No. Rule and religious practice have different histories.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

Was scholarly exchange confined to one religion or origin?
Answer and explanation

No. Multiple communities and intellectual traditions contributed.

No. Multiple communities and intellectual traditions contributed.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

What makes a comparison responsible?
Answer and explanation

A defined community/period, attributed beliefs, evidence and acknowledgment of internal variation.

A defined community/period, attributed beliefs, evidence and acknowledgment of internal variation.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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