Kazakh Khanate

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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. How big is Kazakh Khanate?The steppes of Central Asia, encompassing modern-day Kazakhstan
2. What is the approximate founding year?1465
3. What is the founding figures?Kerei and Zhanibek
4. Who started the Kazakh Khanate?Kerei and Zhanibek, leaders of the Kipchak tribes, gathered different nomadic groups together and left the rule of Uzbek Khan Abulkhair.
5. How did the Kazakh Khanate live on the steppe?They moved with their herds in seasonal migrations called kosh, staying in portable yurts that could be set up quickly for summer pastures and winter quarters.

Golden Horde: A Mongol khanate established in the 13th century that fragmented into smaller states.
Pastoralism: A branch of agriculture concerned with raising livestock.
Zhuz: A division or horde within the Kazakh Khanate, historically three in number.
Autonomy: The right or condition of self-government.