The Kushan state
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write five sentences on the main features of the Kushan economy and culture.
Irrigated farming, trade, crafts; coins; several scripts; Zoroastrianism and Buddhism; wall paintings and statues.
2
Mark the Kushan state’s territory on a map in colour.
Northern India, Afghanistan, Bactria (southern Uzbekistan), the Khotan area.
3
Write briefly about the spread of Buddhism in Central Asia.
It came in the time of Kanishka through ties with India; temples were built in the Surkhan oasis (Karatepa, Fayaztepa); it lasted until the 8th century.
4
What do Kushan coins tell us? Write two ideas.
About the names and images of rulers, the state’s wealth and trade ties.