Chapter 2 Lesson 2 The History of the Region

Invaders from Manchuria were the first of several peoples to conquer parts of Siberia and add it to their empire.

• True

• False

Soviet leaders moved some factories to Siberia during World War II to keep them from being captured.

• True

• False

The Russian czars’ main interest in Central Asia was mining gold.

• True

• False

The Caucasus has a complex ethnic history.

• True

• False

In 1915, the Ottoman government accused the Georgians of supporting Russia during World War I.

• True

• False

By which century did Russian control of Siberia extend to the Pacific Ocean?

• 1900s

• 1800s

• 1700s

• 1600s

Which religion was brought to Central Asia after it was conquered by the Arabs in the early a.d. 700s?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

When were Central Asia’s present-day countries formed?

• after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s

• at the end of World War II following the defeat of Germany

• at the beginning of the Russian Revolution in 1917

• shortly after Timur conquered the region in the mid-1300s

What is one way the histories of Georgia and Armenia are similar?

• Both successfully resisted coming under Persian control.

• Neither had ever existed as an independent nation before the 1990s.

• They were two of the earliest countries to convert to Christianity.

• They were two of the earliest countries to convert to Islam.

How did Soviet rule change the Caucasus?

• The Soviets encouraged the people to show pride in their ethnic identities.

• The region changed from an agricultural area to an urban and industrial area.

• Islam slowly became the dominant religion throughout the region.

• The nations in the region finally gained their independence under Soviet rule.