Classroom Resource

The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation/Crash Course World History

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

9, 10, 11, 12

Overview

Join host John Green to learn about the Mughal Empire, which ruled large swaths of the Indian Sub-Continent from 1526 to (technically) 1857. While John teaches you about this long-lived Muslim empire, he'll also look at the idea of historical reputation and how we view people from history. Namely, he'll look at the reputations of Mughal emperors Akbar I, who is considered to have made the empire great, and Aurangzeb, who is blamed for setting it up for decline. What really happened? Check out this episode of Crash Course to learn about these complicated situations.

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Content Standards

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Human Geography

SS10.HG.3
Identify the characteristics, distribution, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

characteristics
distribution
complexity
cultural
mosaics

Knowledge

Students know:

How the belief systems, languages, social structure, customs, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology all shape culture.
The role of popular culture and the impact it has on local culture.

Skills

Students are able to:

Compare and contrast differing cultures around the world.
Identify the role that belief systems, languages, social structure, customs, traditions, art, food, architecture, and technology have in shaping culture.
Identify major cultural regions of the world.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There are essential components that make-up culture.
Culture plays an important role in the human mosaic.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Sociology

SS10.S.9
Explain the purpose of social systems and institutions, including schools, churches, voluntary associations, and governments.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

social systems
social institutions
schools
churches
voluntary associations
governments
power
coercion
authority
charismatic authority
traditional authority
rational-legal authority

Knowledge

Students know:

The different types of social systems and institutions.
The many different religious traditions.
The definitions of power, coercion and authority.

Skills

Students are able to:

Discussing the purpose of social institutions.
Demonstrating understanding of various religious traditions.
Distinguishing among types of power and authority.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There are important but different social institutions.
There are many impacts of different social institutions.
There are many different origins and beliefs of different religious traditions.
There can be specific impacts of power, coercion, and authority.
There are many different types of authority.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/49429afa-3148-4d8e-a9a1-e09ebfc61add…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

Accessibility

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles

License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

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Approved Date

2021-04-06

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