Central Asia and the Caucasus Assignment

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This was the name for several trade routes that connected East Asia [China] and South Asia [India] to Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

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Silk Road

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This geographical area, which includes Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, is known as...

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Caucasus

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This area, including the Stan countries, is known as...

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Central Asia

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What does the 'stan' in the Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan etc mean?

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Land

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What country ruled the Caucasus and Central Asia for hundreds of years, both as an empire and later as part of a communist union?

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Russia

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What Communist country collapsed in 1991, ending the Cold War in an American victory ['Merica, Bald Eagle screech, firework explosion]:

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Soviet Union

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Which of these was NOT traded on the Silk Road?
religions and philosophies,
spices, salt and silk,
technological and scientific advancements, people, and potteries,
car parts, airplane engines, and train carriages

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car parts, airplane engines, and train carriages

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Most leaders of Central Asian and Caucasus countries were former _____.

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Communists

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The Rose Revolution deposed this dictator after massive election fraud in the early 2000s. This allowed democracy to survive in this country and still does today.

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Eduard Shevardnadze

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This freshwater sea shared between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has shrunk considerably since the 1980s due to Soviet government mismanagement.

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Aral Sea