chapter 16
section 3
historical event
1. central asia consists of five independent : Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
2. there is a 4000 mile journey between China and the Mediterranean sea called silk road and was used as a trading route
some things that were carried on the silk road were: gold, silver, ivory, wine, grapes, etc....
Economy
- all the discoveries have triggered what people are calling the new " Great Game"
government
Central Asia had a communist government now they have Democracy & Dictatorship
culture
Central asia has a large number of ethnic groups. before the Russians revolution, each group lived in particular region where it could follow its own way of life
silk garments are popular clothes
relegion in central asia is islam