Chapter 16 sec. 3 Central Asia. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
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Transcript of Chapter 16 sec. 3 Central Asia. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.
Chapter 16 sec. 3
Central Asia
Central Asia
• Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Silk Road
• Road from China to Mediterranean Sea
Silk Road
Silk Road
• Traders carried silk from China
• Gold, silver, ivory, wine, spices
• Spread ideas, technology
Silk Road
Great Game
• Battle between the U.K. and the Russian Empire for control of area
• Won by Russia
• Soviet Union then took possession
• Area independent since 1991
Nuclear Testing
• U.S.S.R conducted testing in Kazakhstan
• 470 nuclear weapons exploded
• Caused many health problems
Birth defects
Nuclear Testing
Oil Deposits
• In Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan
Ethnicities in Central Asia
• Soviets created countries with two ethnic groups.
• Created disunion
Central Asia
Unifying Factors
• Islam
• Turkish language
Traditions
• Nomadic lifestyles
• Yurts
Yurts