People and Culture of Central Asia Day 1

EQ: How have political and religious changes influenced the cultures of Russia and Central Asia?

Engage:

•  Geography Now: Russian Republics (15:48)

Explore:

•  A Land of Diversity
• Soviet Russia
• A Crossroad of Culture

Explain:

•  How did Russia's diverse population develop?
• How did the Soviet Union impact life in Russia?
• What influences shape modern Asia?

Evaluate:

Worksheet

Vocabulary: 

1. architecture
2. Tatars
3. Slavic peoples
4. mosque
5. colonization
6. Rus
7. Mongols
8. Arab Empire
9. caravan
10. steppe
11. glasnost
12. capitalism
13. assembly
14. autocracy
15. authoritarian