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Eurasia

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did President Putin demonstrate Russia’s growing military power?

a)

invading Afghanistan

b)

rebuilding nuclear weapons

c)

going to war with Iran

d)

defeating rebals in Chechnya

2.

Which event caused so much unrest that it helped to bring about the Russian Revolution?

a)

Crimean War

b)

October Manifesto

c)

Russo-Japanese War

d)

World War 1

3.

Which culture greatly influenced the culture of the Kievan Rus between about 1000 and the early 1200s?

a)

Viking

b)

Hun

c)

Mongol

d)

Byzantine

4.

The main religions followed in Northern Eurasia are?

a)

Judaism & Roman Catholic Christianity

b)

Judaism & Islam

c)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Roman Catholic Christianity

d)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Islam

5.

What happened to Central Asia and the Caucasus when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991?

a)

The regions were divided into eight independent countries.

b)

Russians fled the regions.

c)

The regions came under the influence of Eastern Europe

d)

The regions united under an Islamic government.

6.

Which if the following described describes the reign of Catherine the Great of Russia?

a)

tyrannical despot; took away many of the rights of the people

b)

conservative ruler; reversed many of the gains made by Peter the Great

c)

lost Russian territory; sold large parts of Siberia

d)

expanded Russia; added much of Ukraine and parts of Poland

7.

In Uzbekistan, __________ are in danger of losing their identity as the government tries to promote Uzbek traditions.

a)

Georgians

b)

Tajiks

c)

Jews

d)

Russians

8.

Turkmenistan has one of the most repressive governments in the region. Evidence of repression includes the government’s practice of

a)

forbidding the press from criticizing the president.

b)

holding frequent elections without advance notice.

c)

giving extensive power to local leaders, without being sure they are using the power correctly to help people.

d)

strictly obeying its constitution.

9.

How did the Soviet Union come to dominate Eastern Europe after World War II?

a)

by supporting communist parties in democratic elections

b)

by keeping troops in the region and setting up communist governments

c)

by agreeing with the United States to divide Europe in half

d)

by making a separate peace agreement with Germany

10.

Which of the following is a reason why few people live in Siberia?

a)

The long distances between cities create isolation.

b)

The permafrost makes the construction of roads and buildings difficult.

c)

The region has several active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.

d)

Most of the region is off-limits to settlement to protect its natural resources.

11.

Putin put the energy industry of Russia under government control, which most clearly represented

a)

a return to communism.

b)

a breakdown in national security.

c)

a step back from free enterprise.

d)

an effort to end corruption.

12.

The governments of most Central Asian countries today can BEST be characterized as

a)

monarchies.

b)

democracies.

c)

Islamic republics.

d)

dictatorships.