Chapter 6 Key Term Quiz

Russia and Its Neighbors
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An empire that developed from the Roman Empire, centered on Constantinople that lasted from 285 until 1483.

Region found between the tundra and steppe regions of northern latitudes that is generally composed of coniferous forests.

The alphabet used by Slavic languages, such as Russian, Bulgarian, and Serbian.

The world's first communist state established in 1917 and encompassed modern day Russia along with a number of countries that surround it. The USSR collapsed in the late 1991.

A type of economic system that is controlled and planned by the central government.

The ideological movement by Russian leaders to promote the active creation of a single Russian empire with one religion and a single language.

A vast network of pipelines used to transport oil and gas deposits from Russia and central Asia to markets in Europe and China.

A significant and highly influential ancient trade route that linked Europe with China.

A system of labor camps maintained in the Soviet Union in the early to mid 20th century.

A sect of Islam distinct from Shia in that its adherents do not believe that the succession of the Prophet Mohammed should be hereditary and follow family bloodlines.

A type of economic system that is not controlled by a central authority but rather left to the free and open collaboration and decisions of the participants in the market.

Political fragments of a state not physically connected to that state and surrounded by the territory of one or other nations.

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