Russia

Question 1

The 3 largest ethnic groups

Answer 1

Russians
Belorussians
Ukrussians

Question 2

Russia got the ideas of religion and architecture from

Answer 2

Byzantine empire

Question 3

The five ports of Russia

Answer 3

Murmansk (Barrents)
Odessa (Black Sea)
St. Petersburg (Baltic)
Vladivosk  (Pacific)
Kaliningrad

Question 4

First three states to fall apart after Soviet Union fell;

Answer 4

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

Question 5

Facts about the Baltic states;

Answer 5

1. First to break away from Soviet Union
2. Did not join CIS
3. Now a part of the EU

Question 6

What 2 things did the Ruskies get from Byzantine empire?

Answer 6

Religion and Architecture

Question 7

2 major czars;

Answer 7

Peter the Great

Catherine (one that liked to build)

Question 8

33 original signers of the treaty;

Answer 8

Russians
Belorussians
Ukrainians

Question 9

In a command economy…

Answer 9

You’re told what to do and how much work to do.

market is rest of Soviet Union

Question 10

Russia has (largest)…

Answer 10

Longest Coastline
Largest (and 2nd largest) coalfield
Largest forests

Question 11

What state borders Romania?

Answer 11

Moldova

Question 12

The original relationship between the Tartars and Ruskies…

Answer 12

Tartars tried to take their money by taxing.

Question 13

Russia’s religon;

Answer 13

Orthodox Christians

Islam (East of the Ural Mountains

Question 14

What kind of government were they supposed to be?

Answer 14

Federation

Question 15

What states are not transitioning into EU?

Answer 15

Ukraine
Belarus
Moldova

(Because too many ties to Russia)

Question 16

What were biggest challenges of the new independent states?

Answer 16

building an economy; finding a market for their goods.

because they made goods for soviet Union