Unit Name –Mughal Empire Grade –​ 5

Stage 1 - Desired Outcome

Transfer
Established Goals:

Study the formation and working of an empire

To review the influence of a successful empire over the Transform

ruling region. Values

Meaning
Understandings: Essential Questions:
Students will understand……… ★ What are the distinguishing qualities of an empire

➢ The attributes of an empire.

o Vast and ever-expanding region
o Central rule.
o Administrative policies that are useful
for all.
o Bureaucracy
o Religious tolerance.
o Just laws.
o Huge and modernized army.
➢ The differences between a kingdom, an empire,
and a dynasty.
o The ruling area ★ What is stronger? A kingdom or an Empire?
o Militia
o Multicultural people.

➢ The reasons for the success of an empire.

o All major policies and laws are created
by the Emperor.
o The laws and policies are created
keeping the region of ruling and people ★ Does difference always mean conflict?
in mind. ★ What made Akbar great?
o All major officers were consulted to
create the laws, but the decision is
made by the king.
o Hear to the concerns of the common
people and show justice.
o Show respect and tolerance for other
cultures.
o Global trade to create more revenue for
their people.
o Standardization of laws, currency, and
system to smooth functioning.
o Creating better infrastructure with tax
money.
➢ The cause of the decline of an empire.
o Rich lifestyle of the officers and
emperor caused discontent among
common people.
o Empires had huge armies used a lot of
the treasure for maintenance.
o Conspiracy against the emperor in his
absence at the centre.
o Changes in policies by the present ruler
which causes political and civil
discontentment.

➢ Sources of Mughal history:

o Written sources (autobiographies and
accounts by other members of the
court.)
o Miniature Paintings
o Architecture
o Coins and Weapons ★ How do you study an empire?

Acquisition
Students will know . . . Students will be able to
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➢ The names of the important rulers of the
Mughal Dynasty
o Babur
o Humayun
o Akhbar
o Jahangir
o Shah Jahan
o Aurangzeb
➢ Reigning years of each Mughal emperor.
➢ Wars and campaigns fought by the Mughals to
expand their empire. Panipat, Khanua, Plassey,
➢ Political and administrative policies that led to
stability in the Mughal dynasty.
o Reduction of pilgrim tax
o Equality and freedom to jagirdars
o Vassal system
o Intercaste marriages by the emperor.
➢ Change of administrative policies that led to the
weakening of the Mughals.
➢ Identify the Imperial flag of the Mughal
Empire.
➢ Define the qualities of a successful ruler
like religious tolerance, love for the
subjects, just ruling etc
➢ Define the reasonsforf the success of the
Mughal Empire
➢ Define the causes of the decline of the
Mughal Empire.
➢ Identify the historical monuments and
name the ruler that built it.
➢ Arrange the Mughal history in
chronological order
➢ Show powerful and less powerful territory
through mapping skills
➢ Timeline of the Mughal emperors

Stage 2 - Acceptable Evidence

Quiz
Performance Task
Worksheets
booklets
You are an emperor who has inherited an island. You
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want to build your own empire. You have purchased a
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Study empires, especially the Mughal empire.

● Which of the Mughal policies would you like in
your empire?
● Also, write some policies of your own that you
would like to inculcate in your new empire.
● Also, think why would someone leave
democracy to join your empire as your subject.

Criteria Excellent Good Needs to work Score

Attributes of All the 7 attributes of 5 attributes are Only 3 attributes are  

the Empire an Empire are considered for building considered for building
mentioned with the empire with the empire with little or
correct relevance to relevance to the present no relevance to the
the present scenario. scenario. present scenario.

Qualities of an States 4 or more States 3 qualities of a States only 1 or no qualities

Emperor qualities of a successful emperor. of an emperor.
successful emperor.

Creativity
(Uniqueness Creates a new and Creates a new rule which Does not make a unique
and relevance unique rule that show value but does not rule.
of new rules) includes human trigger deep thinking.
values.

The content of Colorful, well- defined, ColorfulColourful, less Less use of colour, Visually
the Poster good illustrations. A defined with proper not appealing. No
compelling reason to illustrations. less compelling reason to join
join the empire. compelling reasons given the Empire.
to join the Empire.