From Arabia to empire
From Arabia to empire
The rise of Islam is easiest to follow as a chain: Arabia before Islam, Muhammad's leadership, the early caliphate, then Umayyad imperial rule. Each stage changed the scale of Muslim power, from local preaching in Mecca to a vast empire by 750.
Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A Level History The Rise of Islam c.550–750 for A Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Unit group 1, Unit group 2 and Unit group 3, plus the Y100 non-exam assessment format. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.