History of Afghanistan

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-afghanistan

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Why is Afghanistan called a crossroads of many cultures?Afghanistan is called a crossroads because it sits between Central Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, so many people and goods travel through it.
2. What happened to Afghanistan during the Mongol invasions?When Genghis Khan and his Mongol armies came, they destroyed many cities in Afghanistan and hurt many people.

Gandharan Art: A unique style of Buddhist art that emerged in ancient Gandhara, blending Indian and Greco-Roman influences.
Buffer State: A country strategically placed between two larger, often rival, powers to mitigate direct confrontation.
Saur Revolution: The 1978 coup d'état in Afghanistan that brought a communist government to power, leading to Soviet intervention.