SS6 - Unit 6 Exam Quesstions

What is a clan?

• A group of families with a common ancestor

• A series of trade routes

• A peasant legally bound to land

• Ruler of imperial Russia

What was the Silk Road?

• A series of trade routes that crossed Asia

• A peasant legally bound to land

• Ruler of imperial Russia

• To adopt Western ideas

Who is a serf?

• A peasant legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord

• Ruler of imperial Russia

• A group of families with a common ancestor

• To adopt Western ideas

What does it mean to adopt?

• To make use of a new tool or idea

• To adopt Western ideas

• General increase in prices

• A series of trade routes

How did trade influence the early development of Eurasia?

• Traders brought new ideas, languages, tools, and customs.

• Traders isolated regions from each other.

• Traders only exchanged goods.

• Traders focused on local markets.

What role did the Vikings play in the development of Russia?

• They intermarried with East Slavic peoples and established a Rus kingdom.

• They isolated Russia from Europe.

• They focused on trade with Asia.

• They avoided interaction with Slavic peoples.

What impact did Catherine the Great have on Russia?

• Under her rule, Russia grew to be one of Europe’s great powers and gained warm weather ports.

• She abolished the monarchy and established a democracy.

• She isolated Russia from European affairs.

• She focused on reducing the size of the Russian Empire.

What was the main reason for unrest during the Russian imperial age?

• Most Russians were extremely poor.

• The government was too democratic.

• There was too much foreign influence.

• The climate was too harsh for development.

What is communism?

• A political and economic system in which government owns all property and makes all economic decisions.

• A system where private individuals own all property.

• A system focused on agricultural development.

• A system that promotes isolation from foreign influences.

Why were the Bolsheviks able to replace the first government that followed the tsar?

• The government was weak, and the Bolsheviks were well organized

• The Bolsheviks had more money

• The tsar supported the Bolsheviks

• The Bolsheviks had foreign allies