The Turk Khaganate and the fall of the Eftalites
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a diagram explaining the Turk titles khagan, yabghu and shad.
Khagan — supreme ruler; yabghu — governor from the khagan’s clan; shad — head of ten thousand horsemen.
2
Describe the events of 563–567 in 4–5 sentences.
The Turks, allied with the Sasanians, attacked and defeated the Eftalites and shared their lands.
3
List the reasons for the khaganate’s division.
Governors’ drive for independence, loose government, rivalry with neighbours.
4
Write 3 similarities or differences between Eftalite and Turk rule.
In both, local dynasties were left in place; the Turks had the titles khagan, yabghu and shad.
5
Show on a map how the Turk Khaganate expanded from the Altai to the Aral region.
Altai → Zhetysu and Eastern Turkestan → Syr Darya → the Aral region.