1. Chapter 16 sec. 3 Central Asia

2. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

3. Silk Road Road from China to Mediterranean Sea

4. Silk Road

5. Traders carried silk from China Gold, silver, ivory, wine, spices Spread ideas, technology

6. Silk Road

7. 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

8. Nuclear Testing U.S.S.R conducted testing in Kazakhstan 470 nuclear weapons exploded Caused many health problems

9. Birth defects

10. Nuclear Testing

11. Oil Deposits In Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan

12. Ethnicities in Central Asia Soviets created countries with two ethnic groups. Created disunion

13. Central Asia

14. Unifying Factors Islam Turkish language

15. Traditions Nomadic lifestyles Yurts