Alisher Navoiy: his age and works
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
List 6 works of Navoiy and write one explanatory sentence for each.
For example: “Muhokamat ul-lug‘atayn” – about language; “Majolis un-nafois” – an anthology of creators.
2
Write 4 pieces of information on the cultural life of Herat and Samarkand in Navoiy’s time.
Ulug‘bek’s observatory; 1018 stars; Shohrukh’s library; building of madrasas, hospitals and canals in Herat.
3
Explain “zullisonayn” in your own words and name another poet who wrote in two languages.
One who writes in two languages; the book says Bobur, Husayn Boyqaro and Sulton Ahmad mirzo also wrote in two.
4
Find one of the opinions of contemporaries (Jomi, Khondamir, Bobur) on Navoiy and summarise it.
For example Bobur: Alisherbek had no equal; nobody wrote as much and as well in Turkic.