The rise of the Khwarazmshah state
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the sequence of Khwarazm dynasties.
Afrighids → Ma’munids (995) → Anushteginids (1097–1231).
2
Mark the largest extent of the Khwarazmshah state on a map.
From the Aral and Caspian coasts to Iraq in the west, Ghazna, Zhetysu and the Dasht-i Qipchaq.
3
Why did the Khwarazmshah state “not last long”? Write 4 reasons.
Governors’ revolts, court intrigues, heavy taxes, uprisings.
4
Tabulate the reigns and main achievements of Atsiz, Tekish and Muhammad.
1127–1156 independence; 1172–1200 submission of Iran; 1200–1220 defeat of the Kara-Khitai.
5
Explain what the title “Iskandar-i Sani” suggests.
“Second Alexander” — Muhammad thought of himself as a great conqueror like Alexander the Great.