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WorksheetsUAESS Concept Task
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name the founding father of the UAE
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Who is the president of the UAE?
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
On what date was the United Arab Emirates formed?
December 2, 1971
December 2, 1972
December 21, 1972
December 21, 1971
What was the United Arab Emirates known as before 1971?
Sheikhdoms
Emirates
Trucial States
Persian Gulf
What was the last emirate to join the UAE in 1972?
Ras al Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm al Quwain
Ajman
Historically, what did the Bedouin people do for a living?
Historically, the Bedouins lived off antique dealing
Historically, the Bedouins lived off animal herding and small-scale farming
Historically, the Bedouins lived off pearl diving
Historically, the Bedouins lived off fishing
What is the name of the mountain, in which some 500 ancient graves were discovered, in Al Ain?
Mount Al Ain
Jebal Mountain
Jebal Hafeet
Fossil Rock
Name two archeological discoveries made in Tel Abraq (the port of Magan)
Rosetta stone and circular tombs
Silver metalwork and hieroglyphs
Dinosaur bones and ancient tombs
Burial sites and potteries
1. There are many archeological sites in the Emirates such as
Bayt AlQefel and Hafeet site
Tel Abraq and Al-Qusais
Hafeet site and Wadi Al Ayn Tombs
Al-Qusais and Hasat Bin Salt
The archaeological site Tel Abraq is located between which two Emirates?
Between Sharjah and Umm al-Qawain
Between Dubai and Ajman
Between Ras Al Khaimah and Umm al-Qawain
Between Sharjah and Fujairah
Al Qusais Archaeological Site is
Al Qusais Archaeological Site is an ancient Bronze Age settlement located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Al Qusais Archaeological Site is an ancient stone Age settlement located in Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Al Qusais Archaeological Site is an ancient Bronze Age settlement located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Al Qusais Archaeological Site is an ancient Iron Age settlement located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Al Qusais is located in ……………………………in the emirate of …………….., many tombs dating back to the second thousand BC were found there.
Al Qusais is located in Deira in the emirate of Dubai, many tombs dating back to the second thousand BC were found there.
Al Qusais is located in Bur Dubai in the emirate of Dubai, many tombs dating back to the second thousand BC were found there.
Al Qusais is located in Al Taawun in the emirate of Sharjah, many tombs dating back to the second thousand BC were found there.
Al Qusais is located in Al Nahda in the emirate of Sharjah, many tombs dating back to the second thousand BC were found there.
Before the UAE traded oil, what was its biggest industry?
Farming
Camel herding
Pearl fishing
Scuba diving
Explain how Sheikh Zayed’s leadership, after the discovery of oil, transformed the country.
Before he became the ruler of the UAE, money from oil was not used for development. When he became ruler, Sheikh Zayed saw revenues for oil as an amazing tool to truly transform the emirates into a thriving, modern country.
Before he became the ruler of the UAE, money from oil was used for development, but Sheikh Zayed had amazing ideas that built on from this.
Explain how the discovery of oil impacted the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Money from oil helped Abu Dhabi change from being the poorest emirate in the area to the richest.
Money from oil helped Abu Dhabi maintain its title as the richest emirate in the area.
Money from oil helped Abu Dhabi build a theme park.
Money from oil helped the ruler of Abu Dhabi become the richest Sheikh.
