Early Islamic civilisation spread across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, forming a massive empire. Find out about the birth of Islam, amazing inventions and trade across the empire.

Read about weapons and war, the city of Baghdad, the life of a scribe, science and medicine and find out how to make an Islamic tile design!

Packed with fascinating information, the Explore! series inspires children's curiosity to find out more about the past. A great tool for readers age 8+ or teachers looking for books to support the new curriculum.

This book is part of a book series called Explore .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hachette Children's Group .

Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Early Islamic civilisation
• 2: The beginning of Islam
• 3: Weapons and war
• 4: Cities and buildings
• 5: Society
• 6: Education and books
• 7: A day in the life
• 8: Science and medicine
• 9: Farming and food
• 10: Travel and trade
• 11: Make an Islamic tile design
• 12: The end of the empire
• 13: Facts and figures
• 14: Timeline
• 15: Glossary
• 16: Further information
• 17: Index