​Learning Objectives

1. Describe the image of Qutb Minar

2. Compare and contrast the arrival of Islam in India and UAE

3. ​Analyse, how does the architecture relate to the civilization.​

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Task –1 Visual literacy – Describe the image.  

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​•(Name of this building, History,

​Style of architecture & other features)

Qutb Minar​

1. The Qutb Minar is 72.5 metres (239 ft) high, making it the tallest minaret in the world built of bricks.

2. It has five distinct storeys & listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

3. Built by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Iltutmish & Completed by Firoz Shah Tughlaq,

4. Stands next to the ​Quwwat-ul Islam Mosque.

5. Indo-Islamic Architecture. ​

Instructions Collaborative task​

• ​Read the question and think about the topic. 1 minute

• Share your points with your group friends - 1 Minute

• Focus only the task. There won't be any irrelevant talk.

• Research on topic , discuss then add content by each member in padlet. ( 3 minutes)

​Group Discussion (5min)

• ​•Group 1 & 3

  •How did the arrival of Islam in India contrast to that of arrival to the UAE?

  •Group 2 & 4

  •Review the monuments of Delhi Sultanate and write why do you think Qutub –ud- din Aibak decided to place his great Minaret structure near the Ashoka Iron pillar?

  •Find images of the building in India built by Delhi Sultanate and name them.

  •How can studying the architecture of a civilization give you clues about how the people in the civilization lived?

​Extended reading

https://enterprise.press/stories/2020/04/01/the-architecture-of-great-civilizations-and-how-it-relates-to-us-now-14151/