The Karakalpaks, 16th to first half of the 19th century
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write three dates in Karakalpak history with events.
1598 charter; 1811 subjugation; 1859 self-government.
2
Write the Karakalpaks’ main occupations.
Farming, livestock raising, fishing, hunting.
3
Why were the Karakalpaks forced to move many times? Give causes.
Invasions (Mongol, Dzungar), shifts of the Amu Darya, pressure from nomadic tribes.
4
Find out from the Constitution about the place of the Republic of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.
Answer: defined as a sovereign republic within Uzbekistan.