Central Asia

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Across
  1. 5. What country still affects a lot of Central Asian countries today?
  2. 9. What was the first country in Central Asia to be conquered by Russia?
  3. 10. What religion is restrictive and is dominant in a lot of Central Asian countries?
  4. 11. Only ___ percent of Tajikistan's land is arable
  5. 12. What is Kazakhstan's economy based on?
  6. 13. What crop do a lot of Central Asian countries rely on?
  7. 17. What major terrorist group attacked the US on September 11, 2001?
  8. 18. What type of leader holds all the power in Turkmenistan?
  9. 20. What country is Lake Issyk-Kul in?
  10. 21. What type of farming relies on rainfall instead of irrigation?
Down
  1. 1. What country is controlled by the Taliban?
  2. 2. years of ___ war influenced the weaknesses in Tajikistan today
  3. 3. What does Kyrgyz mean?
  4. 4. What country has the largest population in Central Asia?
  5. 6. What countries collapse got the "stan" countries independance?
  6. 7. What country has condemned some Central Asian countries because of fewer human rights?
  7. 8. What US president pulled troops out of Afghanistan?
  8. 14. The kyrgyz still follow a lot of ___ traditions today
  9. 15. Kazakhstan is the biggest ___ country
  10. 16. ___ restrict foreign imports
  11. 19. What was the name of the route that transported silk and spices from China?