Question

1. choose the best answer.

the ______ claim to have been in afghanistan for over 3,000 years.

• mullahs
• tajik
• pushtun
• uzbeks

1. arrange the events in ancient afghan history in chronological order using the numbers 1 - 5.

• genghis khans mongols devastate afghanistan.
• macedonian conqueror alexander the great conquers the persians and enters bactria.
• babur, a descendant of genghis khan, conquers afghanistan.
• persians under cyrus the great conquer bactria.
• kushans conquer all of afghanistan and introduce buddhism.

Explanation:

11)

The Pashtun (also spelled Pushtun) people claim a long - standing presence in Afghanistan, with a history that they assert goes back over 3,000 years. Mullahs are religious scholars, and Tajik and Uzbeks have different historical narratives and timelines of presence in Afghanistan compared to the Pashtun's claimed long - term presence.

Answer:

C. Pushtun

12)

To arrange the events in chronological order, we analyze the time periods of each event:

1. Persians under Cyrus the Great conquer Bactria: Cyrus the Great was active around the 6th century BCE.
2. Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great conquers the Persians and enters Bactria: Alexander's conquests were in the 4th century BCE.
3. Kushans conquer all of Afghanistan and introduce Buddhism: The Kushan Empire was prominent from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE.
4. Genghis Khan's Mongols devastate Afghanistan: Genghis Khan's campaigns were in the early 13th century.
5. Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, conquers Afghanistan: Babur's conquests were in the early 16th century.

So the order is:

1. Persians under Cyrus the Great conquer Bactria
2. Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great conquers the Persians and enters Bactria
3. Kushans conquer all of Afghanistan and introduce Buddhism
4. Genghis Khan's Mongols devastate Afghanistan
5. Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan, conquers Afghanistan