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Where did the Russian state begin?

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Between the Baltic and Black seas

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What three countries make up the Baltic Republics?

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Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

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Where did Vikings develop the first settlement?

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Along the Dnieper River near Kiev

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Who halted Russian expansion?

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Mongolians called Tatars

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What is a czar?

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An emperor

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Who wanted to westernize Russia?

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Peter the Great

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What was the Russian Revolution?

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The revolt of the Russian people that ended the rule of the czars

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Who led the Russian Communist Party to take over the government?

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Vladimir Lenin

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What is the USSR?

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Where did leaders rule the USSR from?

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Moscow

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Who took over the USSR by WWII?

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Joseph Stalin

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What was the Cold War?

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Tensions between the USA and USSR that never erupted into full-blown warfare

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Who gave more power to the Soviet people?

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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After the USSR’s fall, the region was divided into how many independent republics?

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15

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What is Russia formally known as?

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The Russian Federation

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The Russian Federal Assembly is divided into what two chambers?

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The Federation and State Duma

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Who inspired Communists?

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Karl Marx

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What did Karl Marx believe?

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Citizens should own property together and share the wealth

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What is a command economy?

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An economy in which the central government makes all important decisions

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What are collective farms?

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Large teams of laborers gathered to work together

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What percentage of Russia’s people are Russians?

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80%

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How many other types of people live in Russia besides Russians?

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70

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What is Russia’s main religion?

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Orthodox Christianity

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What other three religions are present in Russia?

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Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism

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What did socialist realism art show?

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Citizens working together to create a socialist society

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What are two major cities in Moscow?

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Russia and St. Petersburg

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What is Russia’s “window to the West”?

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St. Petersburg

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What percentage of Russia’s population own homes in the countryside?

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30%

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What are Russian vacation homes?

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Dachas

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What are banyas?

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Bathhouses where Russians perform a cleaning ritual

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What are serves as a trading route between Europe and Asia?

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Transcaucasia

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What do geographers call Transcaucasia, and what does it mean?

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Tabal Al-Alsun; “Mountain of Language”

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What two religions dominate Transcaucasia?

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Islam and Christianity

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What religion dominates Azerbaijan?

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Islam

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What country was the first to convert to Christianity and because of what King?

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Armenia; King Tiridates III

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What two countries are among the oldest Christian states in the world?

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Armenia and Georgia

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For how many centuries did Russia control Transcaucasia?

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3

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What was the Red Army?

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Soviet military

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What are some valuable crops grown in Transcaucasia?

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Teas and fruits

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What does Azerbaijan?

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“Land of flames”

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What is a supra?

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Georgian dinner party

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What five countries make up Central Asia?

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Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan

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What was the Silk Road?

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A route between China and the Mediterranean Sea that spread ideas, technology, and religion.

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Who coined the term the “Great Game”?

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Arthur Connoly

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