History A-Level
Islamic unification
What Islamic unification means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Islamic unification
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The crusader threat had catalysed Islamic unification under the Ayyubid dynasty, cementing the ideology of jihad.
Topics that use Islamic unification
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The Third and Fourth Crusades, 1187–1204 (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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