Russia and the Republics Crossword: Unit 5 Review

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Across
  1. 2. The Mongols didn’t settle in Russia but they demanded_____ from Russia, during their
  2. 4. Shan A mountain range lying between China and Kyrgyzstan.
  3. 6. A revolt that sparked from a call for a Constitutional Monarchy in 1825.
  4. 11. A sea west of the Caspian that lost around 87% of its water due to irrigation projects.
  5. 12. A region that straddles the Caucasus Mts. which stretches between the Black and Caspian Sea.
  6. 14. If a body of water is a lake, the resources held within are shared ______ among bordering countries.
  7. 15. The native people living in the area between the Baltic in the Black Seas in the 1800s were known as the ______.
  8. 18. The only invaders to successfully conquer all of Russia's land.
  9. 20. Since Russia is so massive, ______ of natural resources were difficult to manage.
  10. 22. A Russian republic invaded twice by Russia, once in 1994s and again in 1999s.
  11. 24. Permanently frozen ground found commonly throughout Russia is called ______.
  12. 25. The Communists organized all of Russian territory into a single nation known as (abbreviated).
  13. 26. Karabakh A piece of mountainous land, south of Georgia, in which Azerbaijan and Armenia fought for ownership.
  14. 28. Capital of Chechnya captured by Soviet troops in 1995.
  15. 29. Road A route in which European and Asian traders travelled along to exchange goods such as silk, gold, jade, grapes, spices, etc.
Down
  1. 1. A mountain range often used to split Asian Russia and European Russia.
  2. 3. Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia make up this region.
  3. 5. The powerful prince of Moscow who ended the Mongol’s rule.
  4. 7. The largest country in the world known for its lumber supplies.
  5. 8. A massive freshwater lake holding nearly 20% of the world’s fresh water supply
  6. 9. Russia’s longest river.
  7. 10. The present-day capital of Russia.
  8. 13. Pot The transcaucasian region is known as a _______, since it contains a variety of mixed cultures, backgrounds, traditions, and ethnicities.
  9. 16. A sea lake known for its rich oil supplies.
  10. 17. Before Soviet occupation in the Transcaucasian region, _________ was the main industry.
  11. 19. Peter the Great moved the capital of Russia to this city.
  12. 21. A country in the Transcaucasian region known for its rich in oil supplies.
  13. 23. A French general who attempted to conquer Russia to expand their rule.
  14. 24. A Czar who focused his rule on improving Russia’s technology and science.
  15. 27. Before being forced into agriculture by the Soviets, the people of Central Asia were ______.