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Round city of Baghdad

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/round-city-of-baghdad

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. Where is Round city of Baghdad?

  2. 2. When was Round city of Baghdad built?

  3. 3. What is the capital of?

  4. 4. Why was the city built in a circle?

  5. 5. Who founded the Round City and when?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Abbasid Caliphate

  • Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom)

  • Cosmic Symbolism

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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