Cultural life and historical sources of the Khiva Khanate
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write one work each by Munis and Agahi.
Munis — “Firdavs ul-iqbal”; Agahi — “Riyaz ud-davla”.
2
What do archive documents give a historian? Write one sentence.
Reliable information on government, taxes, money and trade.
3
List three source types with an example of each.
Document — the khan's chancery; local work — “Shajara-i Turk”; traveller's account — Jenkinson.
4
Identify a place in Khiva linked with Agahi or Munis.
Answer: for example a street, school or museum named after Agahi or Munis (the place the pupil finds).
5
Write why preserving old documents is important.
Answer: they are the most reliable evidence of the past.