Vocabulary
Vocabulary Cont.
Historical People
Geography
SURPRISE!!!
100
Region that lies both on the European and Asian continents
What is Eurasia
100
dominant or main culture of a region
What is majority culture
100
Which czar is known as "Ivan the Terrible"?
Who is Czar Ivan IV
100
ocean that is located north of Russia
What is Arctic Ocean
100
The soup Russians make from beets
What is borscht
200
person from the ethnic group originating in northeast Europe whose native tongue is a Slavic language
What is Slav
200
smaller community located in the area surrounding a city
What is suburb
200
Which famous Russian novelist wrote War and Peace?
Who is Leo Tolstoy
200
located in the northern and central part of Russia that crosses Asia
What is Siberia
200
The special alphabet started by the Russian Orthodox Church and used in Russia today
What is Cryillic
300
partly dry, treeless grassland often found on the edges of a desert
What is steppe
300
dispute between two or more ethnic groups
What is ethnic conflict
300
Which two Russian leaders tried to modernize Russia and make it more European during the 1700s?
Who is Peter the Great, Catherine the Great
300
mountains that divide Russia between European Russia and Asian Russia
What is Ural Mountains
300
80% of Russians belong to this ethnic group
What is Slav
400
to change an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming
What is industrialize
400
title of a Russian emperor
What is czar
400
The last Russian czar? Hint: He and his family were killed.
Who is Czar Nicholas II
400
This river carries almost one-half of Russia's river traffic
What is Volga River
400
a famous railroad links Moscow and Vladivostok
What is Trans- Siberian
500
economic, social, and political system based on the teachings of Karl Marx, which advocated the elimination of private property
What is communism
500
economy driven by forces including, competition, supply, and demand
What is free market economy
500
Led the communist revolution in Russia in 1917.
Who is Vladimir Lenin
500
Mountains that are located south of European Russia
What is Caucasus Mountains
500
During which years did the Cold War occur
What is 1940s-1980s
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