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Chapter 16, Section 2
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Gateway between Europe and Asia


Georgia,
 Armenia,
 Azerbaijan
Gateway between Europe and Asia
 Trade routes near
  Black Sea led to
  Mediterranean
  Europe
 Trade routes to far
  east from Caspian
  Sea
 More than 50
  different ethnic
  groups
 Variety of languages
   Jabal Al-Alsun =
    “Mountain of
    Language”
Gateway between Europe and Asia

 # of different
  religions: Christian
  and Islamic most
  common
    Close to the religions’
     origins
    Christianity =
     Jerusalem
    Islam = Mecca
History of Outside Control
 Russians invaded in 18th century
   1723 – captured Baku, Azerbaijan
   1801 – annexed Georgia
   1828 – took control of large stretch of Armenia
History of Outside Control
 Briefly independent from 1917 – 1920s when
  they were recaptured by the Red Army
 Regained freedom in 1991
Modern Life
During communist rule, literacy rates rose
 to 99%
  Still have high quality education
Georgian supra (dinner party) is an
 important tradition
  Large quantities of food
  Use fresh locally grown food
  Make many toasts throughout the evening
Central Asia

Chapter 16, Section 3
 5 republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
  Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Historical Crossroads
 Travelers called the Silk Road after the silk they bought
  in China
 Also used for spreading ideas, technology, and religion
 Traffic slowed in the 14th century giving way to less
  expensive sea routes
The Great Game
Great Britain and the Russian Empire
 began to struggle for control of Central
 Asia
Russia was moving south and GB wanted
 to stop them before they reached India
Both sides recruited young officers who
 journeyed through the region in disguise
 to create maps and win over local people
Russian Empire gained control by the end
 of the 19th century
Nuclear Testing
Between 1949 and 1989 scientists
 exploded 470 nuclear devices
Underground explosions cracked walls in
 towns 50 miles away
Nuclear Testing
 Nuclear fall out stretched for 180,000 square miles
 Exposure caused a dramatic rise in the rates of
  leukemia, thyroid cancer, birth defects, and mental
  illness
Petroleum
Hoping oil industry will bring wealth to
 Central Asia
New “Great Game” as countries try to
 compete for profits
Leaders need to establish a stable political
 and legal institution for their people to
 benefit
Cultures Divided and Conquered
Before the Russian Revolution, ethnic
 groups were separated
Soviets purposely split up the ethnic groups
  Used tension between groups to prevent
   opposition
Most groups are tied together through
 religion: Islam
Many speak languages related to Turkish or
 they speak Russian
Survival of Tradition
Nomads live in the grassland of Central
 Asia
Move from place to place in search of
 food, water, and grazing
Forced to collective farms during Soviet
 rule
 Have few possessions and usually carry what is
  most useful
 Known for their beautiful hand-woven carpets



Yurt 

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Ch. 16, sec. 2 and 3

  • 3. Gateway between Europe and Asia Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • 4. Gateway between Europe and Asia  Trade routes near Black Sea led to Mediterranean Europe  Trade routes to far east from Caspian Sea  More than 50 different ethnic groups  Variety of languages  Jabal Al-Alsun = “Mountain of Language”
  • 5. Gateway between Europe and Asia  # of different religions: Christian and Islamic most common  Close to the religions’ origins  Christianity = Jerusalem  Islam = Mecca
  • 6. History of Outside Control  Russians invaded in 18th century  1723 – captured Baku, Azerbaijan  1801 – annexed Georgia  1828 – took control of large stretch of Armenia
  • 7. History of Outside Control  Briefly independent from 1917 – 1920s when they were recaptured by the Red Army  Regained freedom in 1991
  • 8. Modern Life During communist rule, literacy rates rose to 99% Still have high quality education Georgian supra (dinner party) is an important tradition Large quantities of food Use fresh locally grown food Make many toasts throughout the evening
  • 10.  5 republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
  • 11.
  • 12. Historical Crossroads  Travelers called the Silk Road after the silk they bought in China  Also used for spreading ideas, technology, and religion  Traffic slowed in the 14th century giving way to less expensive sea routes
  • 13. The Great Game Great Britain and the Russian Empire began to struggle for control of Central Asia Russia was moving south and GB wanted to stop them before they reached India Both sides recruited young officers who journeyed through the region in disguise to create maps and win over local people Russian Empire gained control by the end of the 19th century
  • 14. Nuclear Testing Between 1949 and 1989 scientists exploded 470 nuclear devices Underground explosions cracked walls in towns 50 miles away
  • 15. Nuclear Testing  Nuclear fall out stretched for 180,000 square miles  Exposure caused a dramatic rise in the rates of leukemia, thyroid cancer, birth defects, and mental illness
  • 16. Petroleum Hoping oil industry will bring wealth to Central Asia New “Great Game” as countries try to compete for profits Leaders need to establish a stable political and legal institution for their people to benefit
  • 17. Cultures Divided and Conquered Before the Russian Revolution, ethnic groups were separated Soviets purposely split up the ethnic groups Used tension between groups to prevent opposition Most groups are tied together through religion: Islam Many speak languages related to Turkish or they speak Russian
  • 18. Survival of Tradition Nomads live in the grassland of Central Asia Move from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing Forced to collective farms during Soviet rule
  • 19.  Have few possessions and usually carry what is most useful  Known for their beautiful hand-woven carpets Yurt 