DTM University Entrance Test (Uzbekistan) · History of Uzbekistan
Ancient and medieval Central Asia
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- Who founded the Timurid Empire in the 14th century?
- Amir Timur was born in 1336 in which place?
- Which grandson of Amir Timur built a large observatory in Samarkand around 1428–1429?
- Which scholar from Khwarazm gave his name to the word 'algorithm'?
- Ibn Sina, born near Bukhara in 980, wrote which work that was used as a medical textbook in Europe for centuries?
- Which scholar born in 973 in Khwarazm wrote a study of India and estimated the Earth's radius?
- Which poet (1441–1501) promoted Chagatai Turkic as a literary language rivalling Persian?
- Which Timurid prince, born in Andijan in 1483, founded the Mughal Empire in India?
- Which dynasty, with its capital at Bukhara, ruled Transoxiana in the 9th and 10th centuries and supported Persian culture?
- Who led the Arab conquest of Transoxiana in the early 8th century?
- In which years did Genghis Khan's armies campaign against the Khwarazmian Empire and take Bukhara and Samarkand?
- Which ensemble of three madrasas is a symbol of Samarkand?
- Which Ottoman sultan was defeated and captured by Amir Timur at the Battle of Ankara in 1402?
- Which Uzbek khan took Samarkand in 1500 and founded a dynasty that ruled Transoxiana in the 16th century?
- Which set names the three states in the lands of present-day Uzbekistan before the Russian conquest?
- Which khanate, centred in the Fergana Valley, was abolished by Russia in 1876?
- Which walled inner town in Khiva is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
- Which Samarkand mausoleum holds the tomb of Amir Timur?
- How did Ulugh Beg's rule end in 1449?
- Which scholar born in Bukhara in 810 compiled a collection of hadith known as Sahih?
- Which city did Timur make the capital of his empire?
- Where was Amir Timur born?
- Which city was the capital of the empire of Amir Timur?
- Who was the grandson of Amir Timur known for the astronomical observatory in Samarkand?
- Who founded the Mughal Empire in India in 1526 and was born in Andijan?
- Which scholar from Khwarazm is called the founder of algebra?
- Which scholar born near Bukhara wrote 'The Canon of Medicine'?
- Which scholar from Bukhara compiled the hadith collection known as Sahih al-Bukhari?
- Which scholar from Khwarazm wrote about India and calculated the radius of the Earth?
- Which poet, born in Herat in 1441, is regarded as the founder of Uzbek literature?
- Which dynasty ruled from Bukhara in the 9th and 10th centuries?
- Which conqueror invaded Central Asia in 1219 to 1221?
- Which ancient region corresponds to a large part of present-day Uzbekistan between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya?
- Which historic centre of Uzbekistan has the walled inner town called Itchan Kala?
- Which Samarkand square is formed by the Ulugbek, Sherdor and Tilla-Kori madrasas?
- Which mausoleum in Samarkand holds the tomb of Amir Timur?
- Which minaret, built in 1127 in Bukhara, is known as the Great Minaret?
- Which road network linked China with the Mediterranean through Samarkand and Bukhara?
- Which of these events happened first?
- Place in order: Samanid state, Mongol invasion, Timurid state.
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