Tomyris, Shiraq and Spitamen
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Tabulate Tomyris, Shiraq and Spitamen: which people, when and against whom.
Tomyris — Massagetae, 6th century BCE, Cyrus II; Shiraq — Saka, about 519 BCE, Darius I; Spitamen — Sogdians, 329–328 BCE, Alexander.
2
Alexander took the throne at 20 and died at 32. For how many years was he king?
12
3
Distinguish “uprising” and “invasion” with one sentence each.
An invasion is a foreign army seizing a land. An uprising is the people rising against invaders.
4
Why should we say “according to the author” about ancient stories? Write two sentences.
Because authors wrote after the event and there may be errors or exaggeration. We should compare with other sources.
5
On a map find Iran, Bactria, Sogdiana and the Syr Darya and draw Alexander’s route.
Iran, Bactria, Sogdiana (Marakanda), then the Syr Darya.