Vocabulary
an emperor of Russia.
Czar
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Russia
Vast region of Russia that is characterized by extreme temperatures and vast natural resources such as oil and natural gas.
Siberia
Which Middle Eastern nation was founded as a Jewish nation?
Israel
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Iran
a region where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow.
Tundra
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Saudi Arabia
What are the 3 regions of Russia
Northern, Central, Southern
What are the 3 Caucasus Nations?
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
the systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people.
Genocide
a policy of openness introduced in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s.
Glasnost
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UAE
This geographic feature of Russia is known as the deepest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Baikal
What empire was known as the 'sick man of Europe' at the turn of the 19th century and whose land was eventually divided into the modern middle eastern nations?
Ottoman Empire
a process by which precisely controlled amounts of water drip directly onto plants from pipes, thus preserving precious water resources in dry areas.
Drip Irrigation
a movement originating in late nineteenth century Europe to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state in the Middle East in the area of the original Kingdom of Israel.
Zionism
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Iraq
Under which Czar did Russian territorial growth expand the most?
Catherine the Great
What are the 5 Central Asian nations?
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
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Bahrain
a religious leader among Shiite Muslims.
Ayatollah
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Armenia
Who is known as the 'Father of Communism' and led to the rise of communism across the globe, including Russia post the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917.
Karl Marx
What secret agreement in 1916 between France and Britain divided much of the Arabian Peninsula between those two European nations instead of establishing independent nations as was promised, eventually leading to much of the conflict in the mid 1900s?
Sykes-Picot Agreement
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