Central Asia - the Stans Flashcards
1
Q
What countries?
A
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, and Kyrgystan
2
Q
What important trade route passed through here?
A
Silk Road
3
Q
What two powers wanted control? Who ended up with control?
A
Great Britain and Russia, Russia won
4
Q
What hardships did the Soviets leave?
A
testing nukes for 40 yrs, nuclear fal out in Kazahkstan
5
Q
What is the main religion?
A
Islam
6
Q
What two languages?
A
Russian and Turkic
7
Q
Nomadic -
A
yurts
8
Q
What are produced and mined?
A
Silk, cotton, oil, and natural gas
9
Q
What is the largest landlocked country in the world?
A
Kazahkstan
10
Q
What does ‘stan’ mean?
A
Land of…
11
Q
What is Turkmentistan known as?
A
The North Korea of Central Asia
12
Q
What is an Ikat?
A
a type of traditional Turlmen weaving (art)
