History Resource Cupboard – lessons and resources for schools

History Resource Cupboard - lessons and resources for schools

1. Year 8: Why did the Mughal Empire become so powerful during the early modern period? Overview task

Here is the big story of this unit which introduces your students to the Mughal Empire.

It asks them: Why did the Mughal Empire become so powerful during the early modern period?

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This big story starts with the beginnings of the Empire, introduces them to the key Emperors and ‘players’ and to the key themes.

These themes include if Akbar was enlightened? Was there a golden age? And, why did the empire decline?

This ‘story of the unit’ enables them to go an and fit their newly acquired knowledge on The Mughals into this big picture.

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