30/30 weeks ready · Follows the order of the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education textbook Social Studies (الدراسات الاجتماعية: وطني العربي، الأرض والحضارة), Primary 6, Terms 1 and 2 (2023–2024 edition): four axes (The Natural Environment; Resources and Development; Society and Culture; Civilizations and Communication). All explanations, activities and quizzes are Darslab’s own.
Term 1Axis 1 The Natural Environment: Unit 1 Land and History of a People (location of the Arab world, the rise of Islam, the Hijra and the Islamic state, the Rightly-Guided Caliphs), Unit 2 The Natural Features of Our Arab World (surface, climate, climatic and vegetation regions, environmental problems; Axis 1 review); Axis 2 Resources and Development: Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities (agriculture, livestock and fisheries, mining and industry, tourism, trade; Arab bodies, project and general review)
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موقع وطننا العربي Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 1 Land and History of a People: Lesson 1 The Geographic Location of Our Arab World (position relative to the world, area and the two wings, seas and straits, economic and cultural importance)
ظهور الإسلام: حياة قبل الدعوة وبدايتها Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 1 Land and History of a People: Lesson 2 The Story of the Rise of Islam (life in the Arabian Peninsula before Islam, the Prophet's upbringing, stages of the call, difficulties, values)
الهجرة وبناء الدولة الجديدة Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 1 Land and History of a People: Lesson 3 The Hijra and the Founding of the Islamic State (the move to Medina, foundations of the state, the Medina charter, some battles, rules of conduct in war, the Hudaybiyya treaty)
الخلفاء الراشدون: قيادة وقيم Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 1 Land and History of a People: Lesson 4 Glimpses of the Lives of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs (choosing a successor, main works of the four caliphs, values they kept)
مظاهر السطح في وطننا العربي Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 2 The Natural Features of Our Arab World: Lesson 1 Surface Features of Our Arab World (fold and fault mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, deserts and oases, links to economic activities)
مناخ الوطن العربي وعوامله Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 2 The Natural Features of Our Arab World: Lesson 2 Factors Affecting the Climate of Our Arab World (astronomical location, water bodies, relief, sea currents, summer and winter, climate and economic activities, climate change)
أقاليم الوطن العربي ونباتاته وحيواناته Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 2 The Natural Features of Our Arab World: Lesson 3 Climatic and Vegetation Regions (Mediterranean, hot desert and tropical regions; wild plants and animals; nature reserves)
مشكلات البيئة في وطننا العربي Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Unit 2 The Natural Features of Our Arab World: Lesson 4 Environmental Problems in Our Arab World (climate change, drought, scarcity of fresh water, desertification, effects and Arab efforts)
مراجعة المحور الأول: البيئة الطبيعية Axis 1 The Natural Environment, Units 1–2: Influential Arab Figures (the Prophet and the first caliph: not taught as biographies), Axis 1 review
الزراعة في وطننا العربي Axis 2 Resources and Development, Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities in Our Arab World: Lesson 1 Agriculture in Our Arab World (natural and human foundations, crops and where they grow, importance, problems, Arab efforts, modern farming)
الثروة الحيوانية والسمكية في وطننا العربي Axis 2 Resources and Development, Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities in Our Arab World: Lesson 2 Livestock and Fisheries in Our Arab World (kinds of animals, poultry, fisheries and fish farms, importance, problems, development efforts)
التعدين والصناعة في وطننا العربي Axis 2 Resources and Development, Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities in Our Arab World: Lesson 3 Mining and Industry in Our Arab World (minerals and energy sources, foundations of industry, extractive and manufacturing industries, problems, green industry)
السياحة في وطننا العربي Axis 2 Resources and Development, Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities in Our Arab World: Lesson 4 Tourism in Our Arab World (foundations, kinds of tourism, importance, sustainable tourism, Arab tourism capitals)
التجارة في وطننا العربي Axis 2 Resources and Development, Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities in Our Arab World: Lesson 5 Trade in Our Arab World (trade in Islamic times, importance, inter-Arab and international trade, trade blocs, e-commerce)
مراجعة المحور الثاني والفصل الأول Axis 2 Resources and Development, Unit 3 Resources and Economic Activities in Our Arab World: Influential Arab Bodies (Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, Arab Tourism Organization), Axis 2 review, Term 1 project and general review of Term 1
Term 2Axis 3 Society and Culture: Unit 1 The Population of Our Arab World and Their Cultural Heritage (growth and distribution, characteristics and the population pyramid, social life in the Islamic state), Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History (Umayyads, Abbasids, Egypt from the conquest to the independent states, Saladin and the Crusaders, Qutuz and the Mongols; influential figures, Axis 3 review); Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication: Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations (political and administrative, economic, scientific and artistic life, Arab integration; Arab and Islamic bodies, project and general review)
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نمو السكان وتوزيعهم في وطننا العربي Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 1 The Population of Our Arab World and Their Cultural Heritage: Lesson 1 Growth and Distribution of the Population in Our Arab World (growth, birth and death rates, migration, where people live, density, the population problem)
خصائص سكان وطننا العربي Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 1 The Population of Our Arab World and Their Cultural Heritage: Lesson 2 Characteristics of the Population of Our Arab World (sex and age structure, the population pyramid, urban and rural, education, health, unemployment, migration)
الحياة الاجتماعية في عصر الدولة الإسلامية Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 1 The Population of Our Arab World and Their Cultural Heritage: Lesson 3 Social Life in the Era of the Islamic State (values of society, social groups and their roles, women's roles, cultural heritage)
الدولة الأموية Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History: Lesson 1 The Umayyad State (41–132 AH) (founding, offices and administration, building and Arabisation, the caliph known for justice, causes of weakness)
الدولة العباسية Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History: Lesson 2 The Abbasid State (132–656 AH) (founding and Baghdad, the first Abbasid era, science and translation, inventions, the second era, causes of the fall, comparison with the Umayyads)
مصر من الفتح العربي حتى الدول المستقلة Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History: Lesson 3 Egypt from the Arab-Islamic Conquest to the Independent States (the conquest and the Alexandria agreement, Fustat, life under the new rule, Tulunid, Ikhshidid and Fatimid states, Cairo and al-Azhar)
صلاح الدين الأيوبي وصدّ الخطر الصليبي Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History: Lesson 4 Saladin and Repelling the Crusader Threat (causes of the Crusades, the Levant, the battle of Hattin, Jerusalem, the Ramla agreement, work inside Egypt)
سيف الدين قطز وصدّ الخطر المغولي Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History: Lesson 5 Saif al-Din Qutuz and Repelling the Mongol Threat (the Mongols, Egypt before the battle, preparing the army, Ain Jalut, results, Mamluk state)
شخصيات مؤثرة ومراجعة المحور الثالث Axis 3 Society and Culture, Unit 2 Events and Prominent Figures in Islamic History: Influential Figures in the Islamic State (Lady Zubayda, the astronomer Maryam al-Asturlabi), Axis 3 review
الحياة السياسية والإدارية في الدولة الإسلامية Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication, Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations: Lesson 1 Political and Administrative Life in the Era of the Islamic State (caliph, governor, vizier, diwans, judiciary, police, army and fleet, fighting corruption)
الحياة الاقتصادية في عصر الدولة الإسلامية Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication, Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations: Lesson 2 Economic Life in the Era of the Islamic State (the treasury, agriculture, industry, trade, coins)
الإنجازات العلمية والفنية في عصر الدولة الإسلامية Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication, Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations: Lesson 3 Scientific and Artistic Achievements in the Era of the Islamic State (institutions, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, geography, history, architecture, calligraphy and decoration, influence on Europe)
التكامل بين الدول العربية والتنمية المستدامة Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication, Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations: Lesson 4 Integration Among Arab Countries and Sustainable Development (foundations, importance, obstacles, the Arab League, regional groups, cultural integration)
الأزهر والألكسو ومراجعة المحور الرابع Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication, Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations: Influential Arab and Islamic Bodies (al-Azhar mosque and university, ALECSO), Axis 4 review
مشروع الفصل الثاني ومراجعة عامة Axis 4 Civilizations and Communication, Unit 3 Islamic Heritage and Contact with Other Civilizations: Term 2 project (a play on Arab cultural heritage) and general review of Term 2
The Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MOETE) is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Darslab. Lessons follow the order of the Ministry’s textbooks; all explanations, exercises and quizzes are Darslab’s own. Pictures of animals, plants and objects: Twemoji, CC BY 4.0.
