Chapter 16: The Eurasian Republics

How did Muslims spread their religion through Asia?

Where is Transcaucasia located?

What policy did the Soviet Union use to try to create unity?

What happened when the Soviet Union used river water in Central Asia for irrigation?

Which of the following is a traditional art form of Central Asia?

Which nation experienced a deadly civil war during the 1990s?

How are the oil pipelines like the Silk Road?

Why did Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan build pipelines?

Why did five nations argue over the oil reserves under the Caspian Sea?

Why does Central Asia have extreme high and low temperatures?

Where is Central Asia located?

How do most people in Transcaucasia and Central Asia live?

Which of the following did the Soviets encourage?

What is a yurt?

What was one major result of Soviet rule over Central Asia?

Which country had an independent kingdom in the 800s?

What resource is widely found in both Transcaucasia and Central Asia?

Which Soviet leader was from the Eurasian republic of Georgia?

What nation continues to try to influence this region?

Which country has benefited because the Azerbaijan-to-Turkey pipeline crosses its territory?

Which body of water has been shrinking?

What nation ruled Transcaucasia and Central Asia until 1991?

What happened to many former Communist officials of the region?

What part of Transcaucasia has the harshest climate?

What does it mean to say that a country is landlocked?

What was the Rose Revolution?

Which body of water causes Georgia to have a more modern climate?

What nation is having a conflict with the Ossetians and Abkhazians?

Which body of water is half salt water and half fresh water?

Why is a one-crop economy considered an obstacle to growth?

Why are meat and milk a large part of the traditional diet of Central Asia?

What is true of the cultural makeup of Transcaucasia and Central Asia?

Which two religions are practiced most in Transcaucasia and Central Asia?

What nation wants to take Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan?

What advantage do yurts offer?

Which country wants to build dams to generate hydroelectric power?

What lifestyle was common among the first inhabitants of Central Asia?

What empire ruled Transcaucasia before the Soviet Union?

What mountain range runs between the Black and Caspian seas?

Which large desert is found in Turkmenistan?

Which Soviet action still causes land disputes in Transcaucasia and Central Asia?

What positive effect did Mongol rule bring to Central Asia?

What is generally true of the Eurasian republics?

What often prevents people of Transcaucasia and Central Asia from being loyal to their country?

What are the most common climates in Central Asia?

Where did many of the older cities of the region spring up?

What are people who move from place to place herding animals called?

What are the Eurasian republics seeking in order to help their industries grow?

Which of the following is the largest inland body of water in the water?

What are most of the republics trying to develop?

When did the Eurasian republics gain independence from the Soviet Union?

Which country had a peaceful uprising against a corrupt government?

Why are the Eurasian republics having trouble setting up democracy?

Who invaded the region from the 1200s to the 1400s?

What was the network of trade routes from China across Asia called?

What religion did Arabs bring to Transcaucasia and Central Asia?

Which of the following acted to reduce cultural diversity in the region?

Why is Kazakhstan trying to develop light industry?

What caused environmental damage in Kazakhstan?

Where do many nomads live?