LEARNING FROM THE PAST

•Bedouins used to live in _____ across the desert terrain in the UAE.

• tents

• house

•Bedouins used to make shoes and bags from animal skin, primarily from _______

• goat and camel

• horse and cow

the shoes protected them from the hot desert sand, _______ helped them store milk, water, and dairy products.

• bags

• pots

They used _____to make rugs, blankets, camel, horse trappings and carpets with intricate designs and beautiful color patterns

• animal skin

• animal hair

•Bedouins primarily consumed rice and food made of flour. Tea, nuts, dried fruits, and goat meat were also part of their diet.

• true

• false

•The tents were made of goat hair fiber, camel, or sheep hair. Sometimes, long strips (shiqaq) were used to form the tent’s roof. While creating tents, they chose a type of cloth that could withstand the seasonal and extreme weather conditions.

• true

• false

•During summers, these tents could draw the air out from the inside, create a cooling effect, and become water-resilient and tighter when it rained or snowed during winters.

• true

• false

•______was a popular beverage among the community, consumed after boiling it with thyme.

• Goat milk

• cows milk

•They made butter (zibdeh) and buttermilk (laban) by churning milk in a bag made of animal skin. They used buttermilk to make thick cheese and clarified butter (samn).

• true

• false

•They used to make their clothes from the ________.

• wool of animals

• leaves of trees