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Date:

21 Nov 2014

Name:

Anosia Nazir
Ellen Iqbal

Class:

VII

Subject:

Social Studies

Topic:

Ghaznavid Rule

Time:

35 minutes

Series:

Teachers Intention: To enhance students knowledge of the achievements and contributions

of the rulers of Ghaznavid rule.
Specific Objective: By the end of the lesson students will be able to describe the impact of
Mahmuds conquests in the sub-continent by writing a short paragraph (4-5 lines) in the given
worksheet within 5 minutes.
Material Aids: black board, Newspaper Article, Handout, chart paper (diagrams).

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Content

1.

Method
Teachers Activity
Students Activity

Time

Warm Up Activity:
5 min
Expected Answers
1. Mohammad Bin
Qasim
2. Mahmud of
Ghaznavi
3. Adversary
4. Idolatry

Topic:
Ghaznavid Rule
Sub topics:
- Rulers of Ghaznavid
reign
-Mahmud Ghaznavi
-Conquests of Ghaznavi
-End of Reign

Expected answers:
Ans 1. He invaded
Sindh.
Ans 2. He was a Muslim
ruler who was against
idolatory.

The teacher will ask

students to complete the
given crossword with
the help of vocabulary
provided in the
worksheet.
Q1. Study the clues and
complete the crossword.

Introduction:
The teacher will discuss
the answers with the
students and further
elaborate their views
about Muslim rulers.
While discussing the
role of Muslim rulers
the teacher will involve
students in discussion
and ask following
questions:
Q1. What do you know
about Mohammad
Bin Qasim?
Q2. Who was Sultan
Mahmud Ghaznavi?

Students will perform

this activity in pairs
and record their
answers on the given
worksheet.

2 min
Students will
participate in an
interactive session by
sharing their
sentences.

The teacher will

elaborate the answers
provided by the students
and will introduce the
topic to the students by
using the black board.
2.

Development:
Guided Task:
The teacher will ask

15 min

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Content

Expected Outcome:
Students will
successfully complete
the worksheet in given
time.
Rulers
One
Sentence
Alaptagin

Sabuktagi
n

Mahmud
Ghaznavi
d
Maudad

Bahram
Shah

Founder of
Ghaznavid
rule
First Muslim
leader to enter
sub-continent
from north
Conquered
temple of
Somnath
Indian Rajas
took away
many areas
Killed 2 Ghori
Brothers

Method
Teachers Activity
Students Activity
students to read the
given handout and
analyze rulers of the
Ghaznavid reign.

The teacher will further

ask students to write the
answer of question no.2
given in the worksheet.
Q2. Write the names of
the rulers of Ghaznavid
rule (in order) and write
one sentence about
them.

This task will be

performed in pairs.
Students will record
their answers on the
worksheet.

Feedback:
Students will be
provided assistance (if
needed) or a sticker star
to appreciate their work.
3.
-Mahmud Ghaznavi
Most powerful ruler of
the reign, carried
treasures to his
hometown
-Conquests of Ghaznavi
raided sub-continent 17
times, famous campaign

Teachers Input:
The teacher will further
elaborate the events
happened during the
reign of each ruler. The
teacher will emphasize
on Mahmuds reign in
particular.

Students will focus

on the topic.

Time

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Content

Method
Teachers Activity
Students Activity

Time

is conquest of temple of
Somnath
-End of Reign
Weak governance ,
wrong decisions

4.
Expected Answer:
Students will be able to
complete the task in
given time.

Application:
The teacher will ask the
students to describe the
impact of Mahmuds
conquests in the subcontinent by writing a
short paragraph (4-5
lines) in the given
worksheet.
Feedback:
The teacher will
elaborate the
information provided by
the students. The teacher
will provide grades on
the worksheet to
appreciate those
students which complete
their task in the given
time.

Expected Answer:
Ans. 1 Son-in-Law
Ans.2 He conquered
temple of Somnath
Ans.3 Masud, Maudud,
Bahram Shah

Overall Assessment:
The teacher will ask
following questions in
order to conclude the
lesson:
Q1. What was the
relation of Sabuktagin

Students will share

their work and
participate in class
discussion.

5min

Students will perform

this task individually
on the given work
sheet.

3min

Students will
participate in
discussion by
answering these
questions verbally.

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Content

Method
Teachers Activity
Students Activity
with Alaptagin?
Q 2.What is the most
famous achievement of
Sultan Mahmud
Ghaznavi?
Q 1.Names rulers after
Mahmud Ghaznavi ?

Time

Social Studies
Topic Ghaznavid Rule
Class VII
Name ________________

Date _____________

Q1. Study the clues and complete the crossword.

1

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G
3

Across
1. Invaded Sindh in 712
3. Opponent or enemy

Down
2. Most powerful ruler of Ghaznavid reign
4.The practice of worshipping statues as gods

Q2. Write the names of the rulers of Ghaznavid rule (in order) and one sentence about them.
Ruler

One Sentence

1
2
3
4
5
Q3. Write a paragraph describe the impact of the conquest of Mahmud of Ghaznavi on subcontinent.
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Social Studies
Ghaznavid Rule- Handout
Class VII
Name_______________

Date _____________

Alaptagin founded the Ghaznavid rule. In 962 CE, he succeeded his father and became the
governor of Ghazni in Afghanistan. His former slave and son-in-law Sabuktagin took over the
reign. Sabuktagin is remembered as the first Muslim to enter the subcontinent from the north.
Sabuktagin died in 997 CE, Leaving his kingdom to Mahmud.
Mahmud of Ghazni, or Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, was one of the most powerful rulers of his
time. Mahmud and his army proved to be stronger. They defeated Anandpal and his allied
forces at Lahore in 1008 CE. He continued to raid other Indian territories and returned
victorious after each attack, laden with booty and slaves.
Mahmuds most famous campaign was the capture of the Somnath Temple. This huge temple
at Kathiawar was dedicated to the great Hindu god Shiva. With help from his allies, he
marched to Kathiawar. On the way he captured many forts and displaced many rajas. He
destroyed the temple in 1024 CE, broke all the idols in the temple, and carried away its wealth
and treasures to Ghazni.

Mahmud made seventeen raids on the subcontinent from 1000 CE to 1025 CE. However, he
never stayed in the region long enough to strengthen his rule. He always carried treasures and
artisans back to his hometown and Ghazni became remarkable city of its time. He rules his
massive empire till his death in 1030 CE. His son Masud succeded him as Sultan. Other
Ghaznavi ruler included Masuds son Maudud, Bahram Shah, Khusro Shah and Khusro
Malik. The Ghaznai ruler Bahram Shah made a misktake of killing two brothers of Ghori
clan in a conflict. This mistake cost him his empire. The glorious Ghaznavid rule ended in
1186 CE.
Vocabulary for You
Adversary- opponent or enemy
Booty- valuable stolen goods, especially those seized in war
Idolatory - the practice of worshippng statues as gods.