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37 Cards in this Set
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main people to settle in russian ukraine & belarus
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slavs
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city that became important center of trade between the mediterranean & baltic sea
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kiev
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early leaders of kiev
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rus
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what was kremlin
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dirt fort that sheltered russias gov buildings, churches, & palaces
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religion that became common after the 1100s
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eastern orthodox christianity
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1st czar of russia
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Ivan IV
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who is he & what happened when he was czar (3)
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ivan grocry; crowned himself in 1547; russian empire stretched from north of kiev to arctic ocean
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when did the first russian explorers reach the pacific
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1637
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russian ruler that gained european territory to give russia a seaport in baltic sea
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peter the great
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russian ruler gained territory along black sea
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catherine the great
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when did russia retreat to its current borders with china and north korea
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after russia lost war w japan
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what is proletariat
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working class
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what factors led to fall of czar (3)
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food shortage
loss of territory after ww1 economic depression |
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what is kolkhozy
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collective farms
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how many republics were apart of soviet union
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15
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what happened to communist state under lenin & stalin (2)
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became 1 party totalitarian state
command economy |
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what happened to economy under policy of autarky (2)
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demand economy
tries to produce all goods it needs |
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what personal freedoms were violated under stalin (3)
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people who disagreed were jailed
millions were sent to labor camps houses of worship were closed & destroyed |
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3 improvements for ppl took place under soviet union rule
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90% could read/write
people became doctors most ppl had jobs |
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some ways life has changed since soviet union collapsed (5)
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citizens can choose in elections
religious freedom expanded communism replaced by capitalism shoppers buy new consumer products private ownership for businesses |
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3 similarites russia ukraine & belarus share
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language
religion customs |
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how many diff ethnic groups found in russia
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60
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how many republics make up russia
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21
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example of shatter belt
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caucasus mts.
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2 republics of russia
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altay & alania
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queen tamara, what country she ruled, when, & why is she called king
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georgia, 1184-1212, didnt have a name for queen
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3 languages of caucasus today
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armenian
georgian azervaijan |
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religions around caucasus (5)
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armenian christian
eastern orthodox russian orthodox islam tibet buddhism |
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how has physical geo & history of caucasus affected cultural diversity (2)
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various ppl seperated by mts & valleys
easily invaded bc of location between seas |
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80% of people of russia live
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europe
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why are russia belarus & ukraine losing population (2)
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people immigrated
death rate higher than birth rate |
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main religion of russia ukraine & belarus
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eastern orthodox christianity
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attitude about education did russia ukraine & belarus acquire from the soviet union (3)
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emphasis on education (scientific & technical training)
art humanities foreign language |
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blini
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buckwheat pancakes w sour cream
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homes built of on steppe
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sod
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dachas
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country cottages
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4 traditions that survived changes in gov
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religious preference
emphasis on education food & drink popularity of dachas |
