The mid-14th century and Amir Temur’s rise
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
List 4 consequences of political fragmentation.
Wars, economic crisis, ruined peasant farms, vulnerability to Mongol raids.
2
Write the causes and results of the Sarbadar movement.
Cause: Mongol threat; result: Ilyas Khoja withdrew, then leaders were executed by Husayn.
3
Complete the table of dates: 1336, 1360–61, 1363, 1365, 1366–70.
Birth; Mongol invasions; victory near Kunduz; Battle of the Mud; struggle with Husayn.
4
If you have read a book or seen a film about Amir Temur, describe it in 3 sentences.
A personal answer.
5
Why do historians treat information about Temur’s youth with care?
Many sources were written later and may aim to glorify the ruler.