WaslifeinTudorLondonbetter
thananywhereelse?
Baghdad– Compare- London
LO:ComparethequalitiesofTudor
Londonwith16th CenturyBaghdad.
LO:ComparethequalitiesofTudor
Londonwith16th CenturyBaghdad.
Successcriteria
IcancompareTudorEnglandwithother
areasoftheworld.
Iamabletoevaluatethequalityofliving
withinTudorEngland
Iamabletoreachconclusionsastothe
qualityoflifeinLondoncomparedtolifein
Baghdad.
Task1
Youaregoingtouseadiarytorecord
whatyouseeasyouexplorethecityof
Baghdad.
Youwilltravelaroundthecityover4days
comparinglifeinthisnewstrangecitytoyour
ownTudorLondon.Eachdayyoumustrecord
atleastonethingthatgrabsyourattention.It
couldbesomethingthatamazesyoubecause
there’snothinglikeitinTudorLondon,orthat
surprisesyoubecauseit’sjustthesameasat
home.
Tohelpyoutocompare16th CenturyLondon
withBaghdad,we’vemadeyouafeatures
tableremindingyouaboutlifeinTudor
England.
Thinkaboutwhat’sthesame/similar/
different?
Don’tforgettheaveragesummerdayin
Baghdadwillbe20Chotterthananaverage
summerdayinLondon.
Baghdad– thebigpicture
Baghdadwasbuiltbetween2majorrivers–
theEuphratesandTigris,providingBaghdad
withwater,rivertransportanddefence.The
landaroundtheriverswasflatandfertile,
whichprovidedthecitywithfood.Better
still,Baghdadwasacentrallocationwithina
hugeEmpire(IslamicEmpire),whichmeant
thatalltraderoutespassedthroughite.g.
tradefromChinaandEuropepassedthrough
Baghdadprovidingitsmerchantswith
wealthybusinesses.
Day1:BaghdadCity
BaghdadwasthecapitaloftheAbbasid
Muslim Empire.Itwasbuiltfromscratch,
startinginin762.
TheCaliph’s (Emperor)
Palacehadagoldengate
andadome30metres
high.TheChiefMosque
wasalsohere,sothat
whenpeoplekneltin
prayertheywerealso
bowingdowntothe
Caliph.
Someareasofthecitywere
forthewealthyandsome for
thepoor.Manypeoplealso
livedoutside thecity.
Baghdad’spopulation was
nearly1million. Itwasa
cosmopolitan place,with
people fromacrossthe
Empire(e.g.Persia,India,
Turkey)choosing totradeor
liveinthecity.
Asystemofcanals
broughtwaterfromthe
RiverTigris,thisallowed
goodstobemoved
aroundthecityand
provided drinkingwater
forthepeople.
Toaddtothecity’s protection,the
spacebetweenthemiddle and
innerwallswaswheretheCaliph’s
officials andArmyofficerslived.
Atthecentrewastheroundcity,thecityw
wellprotectedwithathickouterwalland
innerwalls,foraddeddefenceitalsohad
deepmoat.
Day2:HomesandGardens
HousesinBaghdadweremadeofsun-dried
brickswhichhelpedtokeepthehouses
coolandsecure.
Windowsfacedintothe
coolercourtyard.The
courtyardwouldcontain
fruittreeslikeLemonand
Orangeandapoolor
fountainofwater.
Wealthyfamilieshadcarved
frontdoors.
This16thCenturypictureshowsrich
peoplerelaxingintheirgarden,andbeing
entertainedbymusicians.Somericher
houseswouldhavemorethan1
courtyard,fordifferentpeopleinthe
familye.g.women.
Aroundthecourtyard,richerhouseswould
haveacoveredwalkway,whichwouldhelpto
keepthesun’sheatofftheinhabitants.
Poorerfamiliesmayshareahouseorhaveno
courtyardandfewerwindows,theywould
stillbenefitfromthecityplanwhich
tunnelledcoolerwinddownthestreetsand
thehouses.
Needhelpcomparing?
http://prezi.com/ihjzb6jnblmz/medievallondon-vs-medieval-baghdad/
AssessedQuestion:
Comparethequalitiesof16th Century
(Tudor)Londonwith16th Century
Baghdad.
Rememberyouhavecreatedadiary,whichwill
provideyouwithcomparisonnotesandevidence
onthetwocities.
Youwillbegivenawritingframetosupportyou
andtohelpyoutostructure(PEEL)youranswer.
LO:ComparethequalitiesofTudor
Londonwith16th CenturyBaghdad.
Successcriteria
IcancompareTudorEnglandwithother
areasoftheworld.
Iamabletoevaluatethequalityofliving
withinTudorEngland
Iamabletoreachconclusionsastothe
qualityoflifeinLondoncomparedtolifein
Baghdad.