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1.1.3 - L1 - The Falaj

1.1.3 - L1 - The Falaj

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Social Studies

9th Grade

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Liz Anderson

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7 Slides • 12 Questions

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What do you think a 'falaj' might be?

(The plural for the word is aflaj)

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A type of food

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A channel of water

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A bit of clothing

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I have no idea

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What is an oasis?

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A type of soft drink

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A place in the desert where plants can grow

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A time period in the Bronze Age

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An underground water channel

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What do you think 'Iron Age' might mean?

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A time when you use the iron to iron your clothes

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A time where irons were invented

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A time period after the Bronze Age, when iron tools were used

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A time period when people did a lot of ironing

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What is iron?

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A type of bread

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A product used to take wrinkles out of clothes

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The name of a tool

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A type of metal

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Which image is the 'mudbrick'?

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How do you get fresh water today for cooking and drinking? How do you get water for your kitchen and bathroom?

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How do you think that people 4,000 years ago would have got their water?

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What did people in Sharjah do to get fresh water?

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Why were wells and springs not enough to get fresh water?

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How did having aflaj impact human life in the region around 1000BCE?

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How are the aflaj and oases related?

(Oases is the plural of 'oasis')

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How do you think the underground channel of water saved water?

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