Mahmud of Ghazni

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.

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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.

Ghaznavid Empire: A powerful Turkic-Persianate empire that flourished from the late 10th to the mid-12th centuries, centered in Ghazni.
Patronage: The support given by a wealthy or influential person to artists, writers, or scholars, often for political or social prestige.
Persianate Culture: A culture that adopted Persian language, literature, and customs, even if its rulers were not ethnically Persian.
Sultanate: A political entity ruled by a sultan, a title of nobility used in various countries.