Context: The Kushan Empire, a collection of Yuezhi tribes, took control of the region in the first century CE and ruled until the 4th century CE during which time Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Manichaeism were all practiced in the region. Later the Hephthalite Empire, a collection of nomadic tribes, moved into the region and Arabs brought Islam in the early eighth century. Central Asia continued in its role as a commercial crossroads, linking China, the steppes to the north, and the Islamic heartland.

Question: What religions were practiced in the region from first centry CE to 4th centry CE?
Answer: Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Manichaeism

Question: What tribes took control of the region in first centry CE?
Answer: Yuezhi tribes

Question: When was Islam brought to the region?
Answer: in the early eighth century

Question: What empire brought Islam practices with them?
Answer: Hephthalite Empire,

Question: Who brought Islam to the region in the early fourth century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Central Africa continued its role as what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Central Asia linked Canada, the steppes to the north and whom?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who ruled the region until the 3rd century CE?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Which religions were banned in the region?
Answer: Unanswerable