Mid term on Regional studies

Mid term on Regional studies

Variant II
Task 1. Choose the correct answers to the tests
1. Who of the Temirids took care of Sheybanikhan when he studied in Bukhara?

a) Sultanali Mirza c) Hussein Baykara

b) Umarsheikh Mirza d) Ahmad Sultan
2. Choose the Spanish ambassador which came to Mawaraunnahr in 1404.

a) Klavikho c) Alvaro Perun

b) Sir Marcus d) Don Fernando

3. Who wrote the book “Haft iqlim”?

1. 
   Amin Ahmad Razi c) Muhammad Amin Zahed
   
2. 
   Makhmud Muzahheb d) Ali Ashraf
   

4. What does the name Genghis Khan mean?

1. 
   Strongest of men c) Straight arrow
   
2. 
   Ruler of all d) It had no real meaning
   

5. Under what ruler was the Bukhara Khanate formed?

a) Sheybanikhan c) Abdullakhan

b) Ubaydullakhan d) Abdummunkhan

6. When did Russia invade Bukhara?
a) 1526 c) 1868
b) 1648 d) 1707
7. Which year was the “Amir Temur year” in Uzbekistan?

a) 1995 c) 1997

b) 1996 d) 1998

8. Who was Marco Polo?

1. 
   European merchant c) European architect
   
2. 
   European diplomat d) European historian
   

9. When and where the Mir Arab madrasah was built?

a) 1533-1535 in Samarkand

b) 1535-1536. in Bukhara

c) 1557-1560 in Gijduvan

d) 1577-1578 in Bukhara
10. When was Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic established?
a) 1917 c) 1918
b) 1914 d) 1924

Task 2. Answer the following questions

1. 
   Describe the geographical position of Uzbekistan
   

Uzbekistan is situated in central Asia.Tashcent is the capital of Uzbekistan.The territory is 448 thousand square kilometres.The population is 32 mln. people.

2. 
   Point out the most obvious geographical destinations of Uzbekistan.
   

Uzbekistan is a sovereign state.It consists of 12 viloyat (provinses) and one Karakalpak Republic.Uzbekistan was a part of the Sovet Union in 1924.

3.Compare the population of Uzbekistan with neighbouring countries.

Uzbekistan became Independent in 1991.Uzbekistan is one of the five Republics of Central Asia.The other Republics Tajikstan Kirgiziya Kazakstan Turkmanistan.

4.Say why Uzbekistan is an unusual country. Give your reasons.

Uzbekistan is situated between the Amudarya and the Syrdarya.There is the Aral sea in Uzbekistan.The population of Kazakistan is 18 mln people.The population of Kirgyzya is 6 mln.The population od Tajikistan is 9 mln people.