Unit 2: The Umayyads Social science: relating to human society

Unit 2: The Umayyads Objective In this unit, we are going to learn about the Middle East during the time of the Umayyad Caliphate

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Objective Learn how to collect historical evidence.

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past New Words Artifacts: Things that people make or build Rashidun: rightly guided. Caliphate: an Islamic form of government Caliph: The leader of a Caliphate Timeline: a graphical representation of a period of time Descended from: coming from the same family, sharing the same ancestor. Ancestor: a person who is one more remote from the grandparent.

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Artifacts, ancient sites and maps (page 34): Examples of historical sources that tell us about the time of the Umayyads: Coins Maps Wells Ancient buildings

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Timelines (page 35): What do timelines show? Timelines show the most important events and dates in the history of a country or in a person’s life. What does a family tree show? A family tree shows how people are related to each other. What is a century? A period of 100 year.

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 26 Activity 1 (1): The Great Umayyad Mosque Oil lamp Coins Wells

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 27 Activity 1 (2): Birth of prophet Mohammed The Hijra Death of prophet Mohammed Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate The Umayyads flee to Hispania Abbasid Caliphate

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 28 Activity 2 (1): Coins, tools, clothes, maps, pots, and ancient buildings. Activity 2 (2): Source Tree Timeline Century

Lesson 2: Who were the Umayyads? Objective: Identify the Umayyad Caliphs and some important people and events of this time.

Lesson 2: Who were the Umayyads? Read page 36 & 37. 1.Which tripe the Umayyad clan came from? They came from the same tripe as the prophet Mohammed. 2.When the Umayyads ruled the Muslim world? They ruled the Muslim world after the last Rashidum Caliph. 3.What is the capital city for the Umayyad Caliphate? Damascus. The Umayyads built buildings in Damascus such as the Great Umayyad Mosque that is still used today.

Lesson 2: Who were the Umayyads? Questions in student book page 37 1. Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abassid Caliphate 2. yes 3. Bigger 4. The Great Umayyad Mosque

Lesson 2: Who were the Umayyads? Caliphs of the Umayyad Caliphate page 38: New words: Elected: chosen by a group of people to do a particular job. Inherit: receive something from someone who has died.

Lesson 2: Who were the Umayyads? Caliphs of the Umayyad Caliphate page 38: Umayyad Caliphate Caliphs were not elected Caliphs inherited their roles from their father or uncle. Caliphs came from the same family

They came from 2 different families; Lesson 2: Who were the Umayyads? Caliphs of the Umayyad Caliphate page 38: Umayyad Caliphate 14 different Caliphs They came from 2 different families; The Sufyanids 2. The Marwanids

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 29 Activity 1 (1): Damascus Arabic India and Pakistan 14 Sufyanids Abbasids

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 29 Activity 1 (3): 3 Hisham and Yazid 724 AD- 743 AD Ibrahim and Yazid Marwan II ibn Mohammed.

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 29 Activity 2 (1): D E F B A C

Lesson 1: Knowing the Past Activity Book Page 29 Activity 2 (2): Rashidun, 661 AD biggest Sindh, Punjab, Hispania, and Rhodes 750 AD, Abbasid