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.

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.

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.

The targeting and forced removal of ethnic minorities by other groups and/or the nation-state

A plan initiated in 1953 to open up vast areas of Kazakhstan steppe to grain production.

Countries that were part of the Soviet Union, some of which maintained some relative autonomy.

The empire founded by Genghis Khan that extended in the 13th and 14th century across Asia into Europe.

Refers to those countries that were formerly part of the old Soviet Union, but decided to separate from Russia after its fall.

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

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

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

Russian name for World War II.

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