Ch. 15 & 16 Review ( Russia & Central Asia)

Central Asia's present-day countries were formed when?

• at the beginning of the Russian Revolution in 1917

• long after Timur conque4red the region in the mid-1300s.

• at the middle of World War II following the defeat of Germany 

• after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s

Most Slavs practice this religion?

• Taoism

• Buddhism

• Eastern Orthodoxy 

• Walkerism

During Vladimir Putin's most recent term as president of Russia he put laws in place restricting free speech?

• True

• False

• He did this during his 1st term.

Which of the following is a common language group found in Russia?

• French

• German

• Poland

• Slav

Peter the Great:

• Ruled for 300 years

• Supported education

• Allies to the Mongols

• Built up the military

Most to not call Russia's federal republic a full democracy, why?

• The president was elected for a third term.

• The president refuses to modernize the Russian economy.

• The president is unable to put down the Chechen rebellion

• The president still maintains great control over the country

Ivan the Terrible:

• did not support education

• Ruled for 300 years

• Built up the military

• Defeated the Mongols

The Romanovs:

• Defeated the Russia

• Ruled for 300 years

• Built up the military

• Supported education

Are most cities and towns in Siberia are located along or near the route of the Trans-Siberian Railroad?

• True

• False

• The correct answer is not here.

When Central Asia was invaded by outside empires, did the nomadic groups retreat into the region's desert areas and lived in freedom?

• True

• False