Lesson 18. Oceanic odyssey reading: Oceanic Odyssey Speaking: Oceanic Odyssey

SPEAKING . About history of my home town.

Karshi history
History of Karshi is sufficiently capacious dated 7 BC. That is why Karshi is considered one of the most ancient cities of Uzbekistan. And from the beginning of its foundation Karshi always attracted the attention of conquerors that entered on the lands of modern Central Asia.
Ancient sources on the history of Uzbekistan are the holy book of the Zoroastrians 'Avesta' that tells about the culture of the first state associations in Turan is ancient Bactria, Sogdiana, Khorezm.
The following sources include the inscription of Behestunsk found in near the modern city of Kermanshah in Iran. It was written by order of the Achaemenid king Darius I, in three languages, Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian, but it was not listed in the conquered nations and peoples of Turan, including Sogdiana, Bactria and Khorezm. Already in the 5 BC "Father of history" Herodotus wrote a book calling it "history" that is, the science of the past, and it brought a great story about Uzbekistan. Behind him in Iv.do BC "Father of geography" Strabo wrote work "Geography", there is information about the results of Turan. At the end of the beginning of the II-Ib. BC ancient Chinese historian Sima Jian wrote his work, which is called "Historical Records". In it, he spoke about the ancient states existed on the territory of modern Uzbekistan.
Magnificent cult architecture, picturesque mountains, sumptuous bazaars and hospitable people - this does not leave anyone indifferent.
Karshi history. The role of the Silk Road in the history of Central Asian cities
In the XVI century great importance in the development of the historical and cultural ties and trade between the peoples of the East and West played well-known in the ancient world, the Great Silk Road.
The enormous scale of international trade takes the Kushan period, thereby strengthening the Silk Road. This way ensures the establishment of political and diplomatic relations, contributed to the spread of religions, cultural interaction and relay technological advances.
Central Asia and Karshi history have played a significant role in connecting the two great civilizations - the West and East, as a kind of the conductor as well as the other.
Modern Karshi
Modern Karshi - is a modern city, which is the administrative center of Kashkadarya. The city is situated on the bank of the river Kashka about 520 kilometers south-west of Tashkent, and about 335 kilometers north of the border with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan. Karshi could become not only a major industrial center, but also to preserve its historic roots. It is possible to visit the Karshi only school one, which was built for women in the XVI century.
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