Results of the conquest and the popular uprisings
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write the results of the Arab conquest in three columns: economic, religious, cultural.
Economic: ruin, taxes; religious: spread of Islam; cultural: loss of Sogdian writings, new mosques.
2
Write a 5-sentence text about Muqanna’s uprising.
769–783, Hashim ibn Hakim, Som fortress, the siege of 783, causes of defeat.
3
Why did Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz’s reform not give the expected result?
The jizya was demanded again, people left Islam and tension grew.
4
Timeline: write one sentence for each of 720, 738–748, 769–783 and 806.
720 — Ghurak/Divashtich; 738–748 — Nasr ibn Sayyar’s reform; 769–783 — Muqanna; 806 — Rafi ibn Layth.
5
Why is it hard to judge a historical figure from one source? Explain using Muqanna.
Much of the information comes from sources written by opponents, who may not be impartial.