Historical events, figures
According to the article (HISTORICAL VARIATIONS), this empire greatly transformed Central Asia and contributed to the later formation of many present-day ethnic groups, including the Uzbeks.
Mongol Empire
This term was sometimes used for sedentary populations, often regardless of exact language background.
Sart
How do villagers think about Abdullajon’s sudden appearance?
They think he may be Bozorboy’s illegitimate child from a Russian wife.
Unlike Kazakh, Kyrgyz, or Turkmen identity, Uzbekness is described as more __________
flexible
The Uzbeks and other most ethnic groups owe the origin of their present configuration to the Mongol period and its aftermath
True
This process was strengthened during the Mongol period and helped shape western Central Asia.
Turkification
Agriculture became heavily state-controlled through kolkhozes and sovkhozes in this period.
Soviet period
Why do Bozorboy and Abdullajon burn the money Abdullajon creates?
Because they realize making fake money is illegal.
What things one must do to become accepted as Uzbek?
to speak the language and behave in a particular cultural way
After the Mongol Empire split, two political formations became especially important for Uzbek history. What are they?
the Golden Horde and the Ulus Chagatay.
This ruler from near Shahrisabz built a major empire and is still an important point of reference in Uzbekistan.
Amir Timur
During which period/years was the ethnic category Uzbek formed?
during 1920-1930
What is Bozorboy looking for when he finds Abdullajon?
his lost cow
The first article argues that Uzbek identity is closer to a genealogical concept than to a purely territorial concept.
TRUE/FALSE
False
The Timurid period strengthened the cultural combination of Turkic, Iranian, Islamic, nomadic, and sedentary elements in Transoxania.
TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
This person reorganized the confederation and, at the head of groups that continued to call themselves Uz beks, invaded Transoxania and put an end to Timurid rule.
Muhammad Shaybani
Why does Bozorboy name the alien “Abdullajon”?
He names him after his grandfather.
What does the scene with the kolkhoz head trying to fly on a hoe criticize?
abuse of power and taking credit for things one did not do.
Was Timur not ethnically Uzbek?
No
Soviet nation-building also promoted a literary Uzbek language. Which dialect was it mainly based on?
Iranianized dialects of the Ferghana Valley.
What are the main political and ethnic entities of Central Asia? (Shaybanihan period)
Transoxania and Khorezm
Today, the term Uzbek refers mainly to speakers of this eastern Turkic branch.
Qarluq
Name three “impossible” things Abdullajon makes happen in the village.
He makes people fly on hoes, makes huge fruits and vegetables, makes hens lay many eggs, makes a cow give birth to many calves, and makes it rain.
Originally, the name “Uzbek” referred to nomadic conquerors speaking this branch of Turkic.
Qipchaq
During Timurid rule, which language became an important court language alongside Persian?
Chagatay Turkic