Geography 1
Influenced the Kievan Rus between 1000 and early 1200s?
Who are the Byzantines.
The 2 main religions in Northern Eurasia
What is Orthodox Christianity and Islam
A peasant legally bound to live and work on land owned by a lord.
Who is a serf.
What was too much dependence on agriculture.
What event led to the Russian Revolution?
What was WWI.
Who is Catherine the Great.
The type of government established under the Soviet Union.
What is an authoritarian-type government.
After what war did the Soviet Union keep troops in Eastern Europe establishing communists governments.
What was WWII.
What was famine and starvation.
"openness" - meant greater freedom of speech and media freedom
What is glasnost.
"restructuring" - meant reduced government control over the economy
What is perestroika.
Governments in central Asia could be described as what?
What is a dictator.
Permafrost limits agriculture and construction in this area of Russia.
What is known as Siberia.
Who are the Slavs.
This language influences much of the languages spoken in Northern Asia.
What is Turkic languages.
These resources have contributed greatly to Russia's economy.
What is oil and natural gas.
This country is one of the most repressive where even the press is forbidden to criticize the President.
What is Turkmenistan.
The spread of new agricultural technologies in the 1950s and 1960s.
What is known as the Green Revolution.
What has caused the lack of good schools, roads, and bridges to develop in this region?
What is corruption.