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Russia/Ottoman Empire Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

1. If the factors of production are controlled by the government. Then the type of economy would be _____.

a)

communist

b)

free enterprise

c)

command

d)

capitalist

2.

Which of these arguments would support the fact that people in Ukraine are divided in their opinions about the state of their country?

a)

Some of the people believe that the country should be communist while others believe in the free market

b)

Some people believe that Ukraine should be apart of Europe while others believe it should be a part of Asia

c)

Some people believe that the country should be apart of Russia while others believe it should be an independent state

d)

Some people believe it should be apart of Germany while others believe it should be an independent state.

3.

During the Industrial Age the economic boom justified the people’s movement to Western Europe and North America from

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Russia

4.

Albanian is an ancient language because

a)

it is the language that was spoken by the Greeks

b)

it survived thousands of years of conquest and cultural change

c)

it is the language spoken during the 21st century

d)

it is how people communicated during World War I

5.

How would you interpret the term “devolution”?

a)

a period of violent and sweeping change

b)

the process by which a large, centralized government gives power away to smaller, local governments

c)

a violent social or political disturbance.

d)

the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection.

6.

The Byzantine Empire: Christianity :: The Ottoman Empire:__________

a)

Buddhism

b)

Turkey

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

7.

Based on the excerpt, which of the following statements is the most accurate?

a)

Catherine the Great was not concerned with the education of the Russian people.

b)

Russian nobility had a significant influence on the leadership of Russia.

c)

The Romanovs marked the end of the Russian czars

d)

Peter the Great was not a strong leader.

8.

Based on the excerpt, which Russian czar drove the Mongols out of Russia?

a)

Michael Romanov

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan IV

9.

Which of these sports are the most popular in Russia?

a)

baseball

b)

ice hockey

c)

basketball

d)

tennis

10.

What does the line in the picture represent?

a)

Trans-Siberian Railroad

b)

Russia Railways

c)

Timeline of Russian History

d)

Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

11.

The term Muslim Turks refers to which ancient civilization

a)

Ancient Greeks

b)

Byzantine Empire

c)

Mongols

d)

Ottoman Empire

12.

True or False: The Soviet Union and Russia are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Who controlled East Germany after World War II?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Soviet Union

14.

_________ __________ ruled Russia after Vladimir Lenin and was a brutal leader who killed and/or enslaved people who spoke out against him.

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Mikhail Gorbachev

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Boris Yeltsin

15.

Why was the term balkanization created?

a)

To describe the breakup of the Soviet Union countries in the Balkans

b)

To describe the action of a balk in baseball

c)

To describe the breakup of the Byzantine Empire

d)

To describe the end of the Cold War