TOPIC #11: Pre-Islamic Civilisations of Arabia OBJECTIVE: 15. Give examples of how people adapted to life along the Arabian Coast. KD ANSWERS: 1. Earliest

TOPIC #11: Pre-Islamic Civilisations of Arabia OBJECTIVE: 15. Give examples of how people adapted to life along the Arabian Coast.

KD ANSWERS:1. Earliest evidence of settlement in Arabia: (3)• From stone tools of hunters by 6500 BC.• On the coast of Qatar and the edge of the Rhub Al Khali from 6000 BC.

2. Ancient Dilmun Civilisation: (2)• On the mainland of Bahrain and to Failaka Island.

3. Dilmuns traded with: (5)• Sumer, India, Oman, Akkadia and Assyria.


KD ANSWERS:4. Evidence that the Dilmuns had an advanced civilisation: (4)• It had trade routes.• It was the centre for copper smelting.• It used balances with standard weights.• It practiced primitive (very basic or simple) dentistry.

5. No evidence of Dilmun writing: (1)• Papyrus could not survive the humid climate of Bahrain.


Map of the Dilmun Civilisation


KD ANSWERS:6. Two of main achievements in Yemen and Oman: (4) • Built irrigation systems and the world’s first large dam, Ma’rib.• Built large palaces and temples.

7. Incense – It is gum from the bark of trees that gives off a sweet smell.Yemen was so important: (2)

• It created a group of kingdoms along the incense trade routes on the western edge of the Arabian Peninsula.

8. Important cities on the trade route from Arabia to the Med Sea and Europe: (3) • Petra in Jordan, Mecca and Medina.


The site of the great Dam of Ma'rib, also called the Dam of Arim is south-west of the ancient city of Ma'rib, once the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Saba’. The Kingdom of Saba' was a prosperous trading nation, with control of the incense and spice routes in Arabia and Abyssinia. The dam was built to capture the periodic monsoon rains which fall on the nearby mountains and to irrigate the land around the city.


The incense tree has been the reason for the Omani merchants' fortune for over 2,000 years. The trees, which can reach up to 13 feet, grow naturally in the south of the country. Incense was very valuable in Ancient History and during the Middle Ages because the places of production were kept secret and the journey to the West by caravan, across Yemen and Saudi Arabia, or by boat along the Red sea, would take several months in all.


Nabataea Trade Routes

http://www.nabataea.net/trader.html


KD ANSWERS:9. Islam changed Arabia: (3)• United warring tribes.• Abolished social classes and racial discrimination.• Introduced religious tolerance toward Christians and Jews.


KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT:10. Who is being described: (6) p. 44 – 46

____________ He built an observatory to study the Astronomy and Mathematics. He also ordered the main

writings of the Greeks to be translated into Arabic.

____________ He discovered small pox and wrote books on anatomy and children’s diseases.

____________ He wrote the Canon of Medicine, an encyclopedia of all medical knowledge used across the world until the 17th Century.

____________ He made major developments in Geometry and invented Algebra.

____________ He developed the Greek Astrolabe - to tell time and find direction using the stars.

____________ He discovered that the eye sees light from the sun reflecting off things around us. He is known as the father of Optics.

Al Mamum

Al Rhazi

Ibn Sinna(Avincenna)

Al Khawarizmy

Al Khawarizmi

Ibn Al Haytham


KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT:11. What is being described: (5) p. 44 – 46

_________________ Place in Cairo where the first university in the world started in AD 978.

_________________ Built in Jerusalem in AD 691, it is the first Islamic building with a dome.

_________________ Famous Islamic building constructed in Spain between AD 1258 - 1354 showcasing (showing off) Moorish

architecture.

Al Azhar Mosque

Dome of the Rock

The Red CitadelOf Granada


Al Azhar Mosque - Cairo


Dome of the Rock


The Red Citadel of Granada

Year 7 Social Studies – The Arab World

DATE: March _______, 2015TOPIC #12: Resources of the Arab World - Agriculture OBJECTIVE:16. Describe the importance of agriculture in the Arab World. WARM UP:Agriculture - the science or practice of farming, including cultivation (growing) of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

TOPIC #12: Resources of the Arab World - Agriculture OBJECTIVE: 16. Describe the importance of agriculture in the Arab World.

KD ANSWERS:1. Main occupation (job) for most people in Arab countries: p. 49 (1)• Agriculture

2. Three types of fresh water supplies in the AW: p. 49 – 50 (3)• Rivers• Regular rainfall• Groundwater


KD ANSWERS:3. Four other factors that help agriculture: p. 50 (4)• Fertile soil• Suitable weather• Trained workers• Technology - fertilisers and machines

4. Four most commonly cultivated (grown) crops in the AW: p. 50 (4)• Wheat• Rice• Maize (corn)• Barley


KD ANSWERS:5. Climate effects the types of fruits that can be grown. Match the three climates in the AW with the examples of fruit grown. p. 50 - 51 (3)

Tropical Mediterranean Desert

_____________ citrus fruits including, oranges, lemons, apples and grapes

_____________ dates, grapes and olives

_____________ bananas, mangoes and pineapples

Mediterranean

Desert

Tropical


KD ANSWERS:6. Four cash crops in the AW cultivated for export : p. 51 (4)• Cotton• Sugarcane• Sugar Beet• Coffee

7. Three main types of animal products used in the Arab World: (3) p. 52• Livestock - sheep, goats and cows• Fish• Poultry


KD ANSWERS: 8. Arab countries that produce the most fish supplies: (4) p. 52• Morocco• Egypt• Mauritania• Oman

9. Animal products - chicken, duck and pigeons: p. 52 (3)• Poultry

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TOPIC #11: Pre-Islamic Civilisations of Arabia OBJECTIVE: 15. Give examples of how people adapted to life along the Arabian Coast. KD ANSWERS: 1. Earliest