Jalal al-Din Manguberdi
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write and explain three dates from Jalal al-Din Manguberdi’s life.
1198 — born; 1221 — battles of Parwan and the Indus; 1231 — died.
2
Jalal al-Din was born in 1198 and died in 1231. How many years did he live?
33
3
Why did Khorezm’s disunited defence lose? Write two sentences.
Each city was left alone and the army divided. The Mongols with one strong army took them one by one.
4
On a map find Urgench, Parwan (Afghanistan) and the Indus River.
Urgench — Khorezm; Parwan — Afghanistan; the Indus (Sind) — Pakistan.
5
Write in one sentence the lesson you take from Jalal al-Din’s courage.
For example: do not give up even in difficulty and act together.