Geography exam

Armenia

Yerevan

Azerbaijan

Baku

Georgia

Tbilisi

Kazakhstan

Astana

Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek

Russia

Moscow

Tajikistan

Dushanbe

Turkmenistan

Ashgabat

Uzbekistan

Tashkent

Supply Curve

goes up

Demand Curve

does down

Because of their relationship with the Byzantine Empire the early Russian state converted to

Orthodoxy

The early Russian people called themselves the

Rus

After the Golden Horde was defeated the center of Russian political power was located in

Moscow

The Romanov Dynasty was founded when this teenager was elected emperor

Micheal

The Romanovs would rule Russia for

Around 300 years

This war helped bring the Romanov dynasty to an end

WWI

The last Czar (Tsar) of Russia

Nicholas II

In late 1917 this group led by this leader took over Russia

Bolsheviks - Lenin

Nicholas II

were murdered by the Communists

Leader of Russia after Lenin’s death

Stalin

Gorbachev’s goal as the leader of Russia was to

Reform and save the Communist system

What did Marx call Communism

Scientific Socialism

Many of Marx’s ideas formed from the terrible conditions are created by the first

Industrial Revolution

Marx thought that ___ are what drives History (rich vs. poor)

Economic Conditions

What were Marx’s main ideas:

Class struggle, Surplus Value, Internationalism

Class Struggle

The poor must rise up and overthrow the rich

Surplus Value

Goods are valued more than the work it takes to produce them

Surplus Value

Goods are valued more than the work it takes to produce them

Internationalism

Communism must take root all over the world

Most of Marx’s ideas were ____ because he incorrectly judged human nature

flawed

Socialism tends to be more popular in places where _____ and ______ are higher

poverty;

Nicholas II

Last Tsar of Russia; left the throne during WW I

Bolshevivs

led by Vladimir Lenin; took over control after Nicholas II

The Bolshevivs tracked down Nicholas and his family and _____ them

murdered

After Lenin’s death ____ took over control of Russia and led them in WW II

Josef Stalin

As the Soviet Union crumbled, leader ____ tried to reform Communism and preserve it, but this wasn’t possible

Mikhail Garbachev

Became the first President of the Russian Federation (non-communist)

Boris Yeltson

Russia’s leader today is ___ who is an authoritarian and keeps tight control over the government

Putin

The group that Classical Culture begins with; known mostly for their contributions to language

Indo -Europeans

Machiavelli

wrote The Prince, a guidebook for strong rulers

Michelangelo

painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David, the “Spirit of the Renaissance”

DaVinci

Painted the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa

Boccaccio

Wrote The Decameron

Castigiolini

Wrote Book of Courtier

Erasmus

Wrote In Praise of Folly

Shakespeare

Most famous English author

Columbus

“Discovered” the New World

Cortez

Conquered the Aztecs

Mangellan

First expedition around the world

Desoto

First European to see the ms river

Dias

Named the tip of Africa the “Cape of Storms”

De Gama

Sailed from Africa to India

Vespucci

America named after him

Balboa

First to see the Pacific Ocean

Corando

First to see the Great canyon

Pizarro

Conquered the Incas

Deleon

claimed Florida for Spain

Drake

1st Englishman to sail around the World

Prince Henry

known as “the navigator”