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15 Cards in this Set
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Geographically, Eastern Europe and Asia are a vast ______.
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plain
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In the middle of this are the __________ mountains.
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Carpathian
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These mountains are somethimes considered the boundary between ________and _________.
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Europe and Asia
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Together, these continents form the giant landmass called _______.
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Eurasia
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To the north of Eastern Europe is the ________ sea.
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Baltic
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To the south of Europe is the _________ sea.
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Black
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The __________ sea is the landlocked body of water into which the _________and ________ empty.
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Caspian, Volga, Ural
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________were perhaps the first civilized people to invade and settle much of Eastern Europe
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Slavs
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Other_________ who came into contact with these people also played a key role in the region.
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invaders
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From the north(Scandinavia)came the _________.
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Vikings
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The word "Russia" probably derived from the ________ dynasty, who ruled over the Slavic tribes surrounding the Dnieper River.
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Rus
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The first Russia was called _________ Russia.
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Kievan
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What was the most important city?
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Kiev
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What led to its immense prosperity?
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located on trade route
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Each city in Russia was ruled by a ________.
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prince
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