High school history. Week 3.

The Khanates had no cultural or religious significance by the 1800s.

The Mongol invasion caused major displacement and death among local populations.

Alexander the Great faced no resistance in Central Asia.

Timur only focused on military conquest and ignored culture.

What was unique about Timur’s leadership style compared to earlier Mongol rulers?

What role did the Göktürks play along the Silk Road?

What year did Genghis Khan’s army invade Central Asia?

The Silk Road was safer during Mongol rule than ever before.

Early Central Asian cities formed around water sources in dry regions.

Buddhist monks traveled along the Silk Road during the Kushan Empire.

What were the three major Khanates in Central Asia during the 1700s?

The architecture of this time was simple and unadorned.

The Göktürks were known for building large stone cities.

Nomads in Central Asia built large permanent cities early on.

By 1885, Central Asia was ruled entirely by local Khans.

The spread of Islam in Central Asia was only through war and forced conversion.

What group rose to power across Central Asia’s grasslands in the mid-500s AD?

Where did the Kushans originally come from?

Central Asia was spared during the Mongol conquests.

In what year did Russia make the Emirate of Bukhara a protectorate?

Who was Timur, also known as Tamerlane?

What language became widely used for trade, science, and government during and after Alexander’s conquests?

The Göktürks controlled territory from China to the Caspian Sea.

Which religion was NOT commonly practiced in Central Asia before Islam arrived?

Greek gods were sometimes merged with local deities in Central Asia.

After Alexander’s death, all Greek influence vanished from Central Asia.

Timur’s empire stretched from India to the Middle East.

What was a major result of the Pax Mongolica?

What happened to many of the cities invaded by the Mongols?

Which of the following was NOT one of the early nomadic groups in Central Asia?

What was the main purpose of the cities Alexander built in Central Asia?

What major contribution did the Persian Empire make to Central Asian governance?

The Kushan Empire connected China, India, Persia, and the Roman world.

Ulugh Beg ruled before Timur.

What city became known as the “Noble City” during the Samanid dynasty?

The Persian Empire ignored Central Asia’s trade and farming potential.

What religion did the Persians introduce to Central Asia?

Which region did the Kushans settle in that helped them control major Silk Road routes?

Which Central Asian city became a cultural and trade hub under the Chagatai Khanate?

What types of landscapes are most common in Central Asia?