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7th Grade
02/14/2012

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Who freed the Serfs in 1861?
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The Czar Liberator, Alexander 2
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During Czarist, what could be bought and sold along with land?
Definition
russian serfs
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What is a democracy? (like Russia)
Definition
a government in which citizens elect their leaders
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What is the largest country?
Definition
Russia
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Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union in the late 1920s until after WW2?
Definition
Joseph Stalin
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Where is Russia spread across?
Definition
the continents of Europe and Asia
Term
the vast, rolling, treeless plains north of the Artic Circle
Definition
tundra
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What are the leading movers of people in Russia?
Definition
railroads
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Why did the government have strond control over the economy?
Definition
because they were under communist rule
Term
How long was Russia part of the Soviet Union?
Definition
1922 to 1991
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Who was the first country to make Christianity its official religion?
Definition
Armenia
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What region holds the largest supply of mineralsim?
Definition
Siberia
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What is a skazi?
Definition
Russian stories passed down orally from generation to gerneration
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What is the russian city called Venice of the North?
Definition
St. Petersburg
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Why has the popultion of Russia grown less healthy?
Definition
because their country has not addressed the pollution problem
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What fraction of Russia's population lives in a city?
Definition
3/4
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What linked China and Europe?
Definition
the Silk Road
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Who was the Russian composer who wrote The Nutcracker?
Definition
Peter Tchalkvsky
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What is made up of Garagum?
Definition
most of Turkmenistan
Term
What is divided in between national and state government?
Definition
Russia's government
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