The Orkhon-Yenisei monuments: the To‘nyuquq inscription
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write 4–5 sentences on the finding of the inscription (who, when, where).
Yelizaveta and Dmitriy Klemens, 1897, northern Mongolia, Bain Sokto.
2
Retell the content in your own words in 5 steps (beginning – subjection – gathering – battles – conclusion).
Free; order: subjection of the Turks, seven hundred people, restoration of the state, campaigns, closing pride.
3
Write the meaning of “xoqon”, “shad” and “bitiktosh” in your vocabulary notebook.
Khagan – supreme ruler of the Turks; shad – one of the highest military ranks; bitiktosh – inscribed stone.
4
What historical knowledge does the To‘nyuquq monument give us? Write 3–4 sentences.
Events of the Turk Khaganate period, names of neighbouring peoples and the history of Turkic statehood.