Europe
These two ancient civilizations in Europe developed the world's first democracies.
What are Greece and Rome?
This term describes the the area where early Russian city-states run by princes was located.
This is a group of related languages that originate from an ancestor language.
What is a language family?
These were Peter the Great's two main goals for Russia.
What is westernization and modernization.
This Italian word means having one's true identity concealed.
What is icognito?
During this time period, after the fall of Rome, European governments became absolute monarchies.
What are the Middle Ages?
These East Asian warriors conquered early Russian civilization and ruled over them for 200 years.
Who are the Mongols?
This is a local form of a language with different pronunciations and vocabulary.
What is a dialect?
Peter the Great had this port city constructed in a European style.
What is St. Petersburg?
This Russian word means an old woman or a headscarf often worn by old women in Russia.
What is babushka?
After World War 2, European nations joined together in this large trade zone to cooperate and make trade between them easier.
What is the EU (European Union)?
This term describes the absolute monarchs of Russia; they ruled Russia and expanded its territory into non-Russian areas, creating a multi-national empire.
What is a tsar?
This is a language that is not related to any other language.
What is a language isolate?
Peter the Great forbid upper class men to have these unless they paid a special tax.
What are beards?
This German word means an apparition or double of a living person.
What is doppelganger?
During the Reformation this new sect of Christianity developed in reaction to the influence and power of the Catholic Church.
What is the Reformation?
After Russia had a revolution in 1917, it changed its name to the USSR and transitioned to this type of command economy.
What is communist?
This language "super family" spread throughout the world impacting the languages of Europe, US/Canada, Russia, Latin America, South Asia, and Australia.
What is Indo-European?
Peter the Great was most concerned about improving this branch of his military.
What is the navy.
This French word means a dead end street that ends in a circle for traffic to turn around.
What is cul-de-sac?
During this time period in Europe people began to question the power of the king; it led to many revolutions.
What is the Enlightenment?
During World War 2, the USSR acquired many Eastern European countries as part of an extended empire; these countries were known by this term since the "revolved" around the USSR's power and authority.
What are satelite states?
This language is spoken in parts of France and Spain, it is not related to any modern languages.
What is Basque?
Peter the Great insisted that the children of the nobility learn these two academic subjects or face a life without marriage and family.
What are mathematics and geometry?
This Russian word nmeans a decanter to serve hot beverages like tea or coffee.
What is samovar?