5th 6 weeks Review

The land in the Siberian taiga is

• tropical soil

• mossy

• swampy

• sandy

These mountains stretch north and south through Russia creating a natural border between Europe and Asia.

• HIMALAYAS

• URAL

• ROCKY

• APPALACHIAN

The most powerful of these princes Ivan IV, known as Ivan the Terrible, defeated the Mongols and declared himself the czar of Russia. Czar is Russian for Caesar, or powerful ruler. The Russian nobility, dissatisfied with the czars who ruled after Ivan, looked for a young noble to lead the country. In 1613 they elected 16-year-old Michael Romanov as czar. The Romanovs ruled for the next 300 years.

• Michael Romanov

• Ivan IV

• Caesar

• Ghengis Khan

Ivan IV was also known as

• Ivan the Terrible

• Big Ivan

• The Mongolian Prince

• Peter the Great

Why is Siberia's taiga swampy?

• it floods during the long winters.

• too many canals

• the region is covered in permafrost

• siberia receives lots of rainfall

what is the Cuban missile crisis

• Cuba did not have enough material to produce missiles

• US discovered Soviet nuclear missiles on Cuba

• Cuba tried to buy missiles

• Cuba was making missiles

The United States and the Soviet Union came close to war because of

• the space war

• cuban missile crisis

• the canadian trade issue

• the US / Russian treaty

A full democracy means

• the king is in charge

• the president controls everything

• Ruled by the people, through elections

• the dictator manages the whole country

why is Russia not a full democracy?

• the people have freedom of speech

• people of Russia are treated fairly and equal

• the president still maintains great control over the country

• the people have access to all internet and media

The Silk Road

• was a road that people used to travel for the use of trading their merchandise

• was a robe made of silk

• was an area or region that silk was made

• was a trading road in canada