5.3

Question 1

Define: Tsar

Answer 1

Russian word for Caesar, term for emporor

Question 2

Define: Mongol

Answer 2

Asian nomadic people

Question 3

Define: Ivan the Terribe

Answer 3

Ivan lll, Ruler from 1462-1505

Question 4

Define: Peter the Great

Answer 4

Came to power in late 1600s

Question 5

Define: Catherine the Great

Answer 5

Ruled in 1700s

Question 6

When did the Russian Monarchy end?

Answer 6

1917

Question 7

How long did the Civil War last? Who won? What was Russia’s new name?

Answer 7

5 years, Bolsheviks, Soviet Union

Question 8

What ideology was the Soviet Union governed under? What became the symbol of society?

Answer 8

communist ideology, manual laborer

Question 9

What happened to the people of this region?

Answer 9

Nomadic herders had to give up traditional way of life to follow Soviet Policy, Religions and local traditions were lost

Question 10

When did the Soviet Union end?

Answer 10

1991

Question 11

What cultures were brought into normal way of life?

Answer 11

mostly western and US

Question 12

Central Asia is diverse because of a cultural diffusion of what three groups?

Answer 12

traveling traders, conquerors, imperialists

Question 13

Define: Silk Road

Answer 13

route from Eastern Asia to Europe

Question 14

What famous city did the Silk Road help establish & what country is it in?

Answer 14

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Question 15

When did Islamic conquests begin in Central Asia?

Answer 15

700s

Question 16

Invaders from what empire brought Islam?

Answer 16

Arab Empire

Question 17

By what year was most of Central Asia Muslim? Did it happen gradually or rapidly?

Answer 17

1100s, gradually

Question 18

What Russian leader was responsible for moving into Central Asia?

Answer 18

Catherine the Great

Question 19

Define: Great Game

Answer 19

competition between Russia and Great Britian

Question 20

What changes did Russia make during the Great Game?

Answer 20

built farms, factories, and railroads

Question 21

Define: Russian Orthodoxy

Answer 21

dates back to 900s, follows teachings of Jesus, uses icons, great influences on Russia, led by Patriarch

Question 22

Define: Judaism

Answer 22

jews migrated to israel, 700,000 remain in Russia, killed in pogroms

Question 23

Define: Islam

Answer 23

10-15% of population, increased persecution,

Question 24

What is the largest ethnic group in Russia & how much f the population do they make up?

Answer 24

Slavs, 80%

Question 25

What ethnic group make up about 4% of Russia & what group do they descend from?

Answer 25

Tartars, mongol invaders

Question 26

Where do most Tartars live?

Answer 26

East-central Russia

Question 27

What two groups account for most Caucasians?

Answer 27

Chechen & Dagistanis

Question 28

What religion are most Caucasians?

Answer 28

Islamic

Question 29

What do most nations of Central Asia use as their official language?

Answer 29

most nations have their own ethnic language

Question 30

What do regional foods in Central Asia represent?

Answer 30

the blend of cultures in the area

Question 31

What religion are the majority of Central Asia?

Answer 31

Muslim