Islam’s Origins, Caliphates & Diverse Communities — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies
Chapter: The Mediterranean World: Byzantine, Islamic & Western SocietiesWhat these drills covers
By the end of Islam’s Origins, Caliphates & Diverse Communities you should be able to:
- I can explain islam’s origins, caliphates & diverse communities with accurate places, periods and defined terms.
- I can distinguish a supported observation from an inference in the supplied evidence case.
- I can justify a comparison or conclusion and explain a meaningful limit.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: caliphate, Qur’an, Hijra, conversion, Abbasid.
Problem 1
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
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
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
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.