Emirates throughout the

history
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Political life
Q. 1. What is a tribe?
• A tribe is a group of distinct people or traditional society with a
common culture and dialect, having a leader.
Q.2. Name any three tribes that settled in the UAE before the Union.
• Banu Yas
• The Qawasim
• Al Ali
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Economic life
Q.1. Classify the crafts or jobs of the people in UAE
before the Union.
Ans. The crafts or jobs of the people in UAE before
the Union are of two types.
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Social life
Old houses in UAE

Areesh Fort Tent

Fishermen Sheikhs Bedouins
Date palm
Stone and Cloth or
trunk and
leaves mud animal hair
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Abu Dhabi
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United Arab Emirates

Asia
Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Dubai/Sharjah
Abu Dhabi
west
east
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Economic growth
Q.1. Explain how the discovery of oil influenced the
economy of the UAE?
Ans. Due to the discovery of oil, there was a rapid
growth in the economy of UAE. Because of the
profit from oil industry, all other industries like
transport, construction, tourism, road and air ways
also developed. More people got jobs and women
were also educated. Thus there is an overall
development in the economy of UAE.
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Sheikh Zayed Road

First image is olden Sheikh Zayed road which is built in

1981. There were very less buildings. Second image is
the current Sheikh Zayed road with more number of
towers and buildings. The picture describes the
development over the years.
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Q. 1. List five sky scrappers in UAE.