UAE Ancient History

This comprehensive lesson bundle explores the early history and development of civilisation in the UAE, guiding students through key periods from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. Through engaging inquiry-based lessons, students investigate how people adapted to the desert environment, developed new technologies, and built trade networks across the Arabian Peninsula.

The bundle includes lessons on Jebel Faya, Jebel Buhais, Umm an-Nar civilisation, the falaj irrigation system, camel domestication, and the archaeological site of Mleiha, helping students understand how these developments shaped settlement, agriculture, and trade in the region. Activities include source analysis, discussion tasks, comparisons between historical periods, and creative projects, encouraging students to think like historians and archaeologists.

It’s content suits the Year 10 Social Studies/MSC curriculum well.