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Early Islamic Civilisation, Baghdad: Early Islamic Civilisation Guided Reading Scripts

5 scripts, 6 speakers each, plus quiz for each script. Approximately 5 minutes reading time for each (not including the quiz)

Early Islamic Civilisation, Baghdad: Early Islamic Civilisation Guided Reading Scripts

1. Where?
2. The Story of Muhammed
3. Beliefs of Islam
4. World Religions

Script 1: When?

Speakers:        Narrator

Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

Child 4

Child 5

Narrator:         So. When does the story begin?

Child 1:           Well, I suppose you could say it started with Muhammed.

Child 2:           He was, after all, the founder of Islam.

Narrator:         Dates?

Child 3:           Muhammed was born around 570 AD.

Child 4:           Islam began in 610 AD when Muhammed became Allah’s messenger

Child 5:           His prophet.

Narrator:         And what was his mission?

Child 5:           To deliver the Qur’an or the Word of God.

Narrator:         Aha! So that was how Islam began. Now let’s talk about how it spread.

Child 1:           Well, Muhammed himself died in 632 AD

Child 2:           But his followers continued to spread the message of Islam.

Narrator:         You mean, Muslims?

Child 3:           Correct. And today there are over one thousand million!

Narrator:         But let’s not gloss over the history that quickly! I want to hear all about that Golden Age!

Child 4:           Ah! You mean up until the 14th century?

Child 5:           Yes. Shame about those Mongol invaders, destroying pretty much everything they could lay their hands on.

Child 1:           Which included that amazing city of Baghdad!