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.

Intellectual belied system developed in 17th and 18th century Europe that's stressed reason over belief and rationality over religion.

The tendency for empires to become involved in more foreign interventions that they can afford or manage successfully.

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

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

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

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

An arc tectonic activity, including volcanoes and earthquakes, caused by the movement of tectonic plates that surround the Pacific Ocean.

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.

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

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

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