Building the land, literature and art
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Name three monuments of Temur’s time in Samarkand.
The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, Gur-Emir and Koksaroy (and the Dilkusha garden).
2
Navoi was born in 1441 and died in 1501. How many years did he live?
60
3
Write the name of one poem by Navoi and say why it matters.
For example, “Khamsa” — five poems in Turkic, a masterpiece of Uzbek literature.
4
What is a miniature? Write two sentences.
A very fine, small picture. It was usually drawn to decorate hand-written books.
5
Compare the age of Temur and the age of Navoi: who built, who wrote?
In Temur’s time mausoleums and mosques were built; in Navoi’s time poetry and miniature painting bloomed.