The people’s struggle against the Arab conquest
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three names who fought the Arabs and one sentence on each.
Devashtich — ruler of Panjakent; Muqanna — masked leader, 776–783; Ghurak — Sogdian ruler.
2
The Muqanna uprising lasted from 776 to 783. How many years?
7
3
Why did the lack of a single state help the invaders? Write two sentences.
Small domains could not unite to resist. The invaders could defeat them one by one.
4
Find Bukhara, Kashkadarya and Panjakent on a map.
Bukhara — lower Zarafshan; Kashkadarya — south; Panjakent — upper Zarafshan (in today’s Tajikistan).
5
Even when uprisings lose, why do we remember them?
Because they show the people’s longing for freedom.