The Ghaznavids and the Karakhanids
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Tabulate the Ghaznavid rulers with their dates.
Alptegin 962–963; Sebuktegin 977–997; Mahmud 997–1030; Mas’ud 1030–1040.
2
Match the scholars of the Ghazna court with their works (Beruni, Bayhaqi, Firdawsi).
Beruni — Qanun-i Mas’udi; Bayhaqi — Tarikh-i Mas’udi; Firdawsi — Shahnameh.
3
Show the division of the Karakhanid state on a map or diagram.
Eastern — Balasagun; Western — Samarkand (mid-11th century).
4
Name three monuments built in the Karakhanid era and write about one.
The Kalon minaret, the Vobkent and Jarkurgan minarets, the façade of the Magoki Attori mosque etc. (today’s Masjid-i Kalon building is later, 16th century).
5
Explain why the meaning of “dehqon” changed under the Karakhanids.
Landowning dehqons lost land and political standing, so the word lost its original meaning.