Chapter 12 & 13 Test

Settlements and cities tend to develop in areas of flat land located along rivers, called _.

As a result of the _, farming was modernized and more food became available.

A large, flat grassland in the northern part of Kazakhstan is called the _.

Concerns about religion led to India being _, or split into two nations.

The countries of Central Asia do not border any oceans, so they are known as _ countries

In Kyrgyzstan, traditional storytellers, or _, recite long historial poems.

There is very little rain in the region, so to water their crops, farmers take water from the

The East India Company, which took control of much of India, was founded by the

The Vedas are the holy writings of

What brings the majority of wet weather to South Asia?

The Indian film industry is known as _.

Caucasus Mountains blocks cold winds from entering, climate in the region is milder, or _.

Traders once traveled through Central Asia and the Caucasus region in groups known as _.

Which technology traveled from Asia to Europe along the Silk Road?

In Central Asia's dry desert climate, farmers _ their land to bring water to their crops.

How did people from outside the region cross the mountains from the northern borders?

Why did it upset the region's Muslims when the Soviet Union closed the madrassas?

Achieving nirvana is a goal of

In India, the Dalits, once called untouchables, have traditionally faced discrimination because

Evidence of repression includes the government's practice of

Muslims are the largest religious group in

Once Islam spread, why would it have taken another 100 years for Islam to reach Central Asia?

India followed a policy of _ by refusing to choose sides during the Cold War.

When one group controls the results in an election in order to gain power, it is called _.

The _ was once connected to Africa before it broke free and later joined to Africa.

A series of trade routes that crossed Central Asia and the Caucasus region was called the _.

A government that is _ strictly controls its citizens and is opposed to freedom.

Societies was divided into priests, warriors, farmers, and laborers after the _ was introduced.

India has a government chosen by its people, and not based on any religion, so it is a(n) _.

_, or traders, who traveled routes turned Central Asian cities into important financial centers

Where do the majority of people in South Asia live?

What benefits herders moving livestock from summer mountain meadows to lower for the winter?

Protests that forced Georgia's president to resign were called the Rose Revolution because

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

The president of Uzbekistan began giving speeches in the Uzbek language because

The original civilization of the Indus Valley were greatly changed by the migration of the