Baghdad AD 900: A City of Learning

Categories: History, Key Stage 2
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About Course

Around AD 900, Baghdad was one of the greatest cities in the world. Discover the round city on the River Tigris, the scholars of the House of Wisdom, the numbers and ideas that spread from Baghdad, and its trade links with faraway lands – and compare it with Britain at the same time.

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning service. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any exam board, and Tutwoo Kids certificates are not qualifications. Content was checked against the national curriculum for England in October 2026.

What Will You Learn?

  • Describe where and when Baghdad was founded and why it grew Explain what the House of Wisdom was and why it mattered Give examples of ideas and inventions linked to early Islamic scholars Compare Baghdad with Anglo-Saxon Britain around AD 900

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • A round city on the Tigris
  • The House of Wisdom
  • Numbers, ideas and trade

For grown-ups
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