Teaching Materials

Baghdad:

Al-Khwarizmi: A Scholar for the Ages
Cristina Hernandez Avalos — Culver City Middle School

Founding the City of Peace
Cristina Hernandez Avalos — Culver City Middle School

The Banu Musa Brothers
Dr. Logan Siler — New Horizon Schools
(Slides)

Muslim and Viking Exchanges
Dr. Logan Siler — New Horizon Schools
(Slides)
(Activity Cards)

The Daily Life of Teenagers in Medieval Baghdad
Atiyeh Taghiei — University of California, Los Angeles

Damascus:

Food as a Window into Daily Life
Cristina Alba West, JD — Orangewood Academy
(Slides)

Mapping Damascus Through Time
Cristina Alba West, JD — Orangewood Academy
(Slides)

Games and Childhood in Medieval Damascus
Elena Giron — Los Angeles Unified School District
(Slides)

True Friendship: A Lesson Through Fables
Elena Giron — Los Angeles Unified School District
(Slides)

Restoring the Past at the Umayyad Mosque
Atiyeh Taghiei — University of California, Los Angeles

Jerusalem:

Art, Belief, and Identity in the Early Muslim World
Brooke Baker — Westridge School
(Slides)

Seeing the Crusades through Usamah's Eyes
Brooke Baker — Westridge School

Pilgrimage in Medieval Times
Theresa Lambert — San Diego Unified School District

Sacred Art at the Dome of the Rock
Atiyeh Taghiei — University of California, Los Angeles