History of Siberia and Central Asia

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Which nomadic groups migrated into southern Siberia after about 1000 B.C.? Options: Turkic, Iranian, Mongol, and Chinese; Greek, Roman, and Egyptian; Persian, Arab, and Indian; Celtic, Germanic, and Slavic

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Turkic, Iranian, Mongol, and Chinese

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When did Russia extend its control across Siberia to the Pacific Ocean? Options: 1500s, 1600s, 1700s, 1800s

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1700s

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What significant infrastructure was built in Siberia between 1891 and 1905?

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The Trans-Siberian Railroad

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What happened in Siberia in 1922?

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It became part of the Soviet Union.

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Who brought Islam to Central Asia in the early A.D. 700s?

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Arabs

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Which Central Asian conqueror overthrew the Mongols in the mid-1300s?

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Timur

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When did the USSR collapse, leading to the independence of Central Asian republics?

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1991

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Which empires once included the Caucasus region? Options: Persian, Greek, and Roman; Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian; Chinese, Japanese, and Korean; Aztec, Inca, and Maya

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Persian, Greek, and Roman

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What makes the Caucasus region one of the most ethnically complex places in the world today?

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Its history of conquests and migrations

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Which leader formed five republics in Central Asia and made them part of the Soviet Union?

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Joseph Stalin