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Exploring Central Asia: A Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge of Central Asia with this engaging quiz covering its history, culture, and geographical significance.

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1 ________ (1924-1991)

2 They are usually accompanied by a ________—in Kyrgyzstan, a three-stringed komuz and in Kazakhstan a similar two-stringed instrument.

3 During pre-Islamic and early Islamic times, southern Central Asia was inhabited predominantly by speakers of ________.

4 What does the following picture show?  Three sets of possible boundaries for the region   Political cartoon from the period of the Great Game showing the Afghan Amir Sher Ali with his "friends" Imperial Russia and the United Kingdom (1878)   Geographical extent of Iranian influence in the 1st century BC. Scythia (mostly Eastern Iranian) is shown in orange.

5 After expansion by Turkic peoples, central Asia became also the homeland for many Turkic peoples, including the Uzbeks, ________, Kyrgyz, and Uyghurs, and Central Asia is sometimes referred to as Turkestan.

6 province of Pakistan, ________ and Ladakh districts of India, central-east Russia south of the Taiga, and the former Central Asian Soviet Republics (the five "Stans" of the former Soviet Union).

7 [3] As a result it has acted as a crossroads for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between Europe, West Asia, South Asia, and ________.

8 The ________ belong to the much larger, but controversial Altaic language family, which includes Mongolian.

9 What does the following picture show?  Central Asia's location as a region of the world   Three sets of possible boundaries for the region   Three sets of possible boundaries for the region   Political cartoon from the period of the Great Game showing the Afghan Amir Sher Ali with his "friends" Imperial Russia and the United Kingdom (1878)

10 Tibet, Qinghai, ________ and Inner Mongolia, and southern parts of Siberia such as Tuva may also be included in Central Asia.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • many villages in Tajikistan received only one to two hours of electricity per day during an on-going energy crisis in Central Asia.
  • Uzbekistani artist Nikolai Shin spent more than two decades working on his 44-metre-long painting Requiem, which depicts the 1937 deportation of the Koryo-saram to Central Asia.
  • the aluminum smelting plant in Tursunzade is the largest aluminum manufacturing plant in Central Asia.
  • the Central Eurasian Studies Society is the first society for Central Asian scholars based in North America.
  • the Church of the East, originally the Christian church of Sassanid Persia, eventually established churches throughout Asia, including in Mesopotamia, India, Central Asia, and China.
  • chal is a traditional Turkic drink made from fermented camel's milk, which is popular in Central Asia, as well as in the Near East.
  • shartegosuchid crocodyliforms made up an endemic Central Asian Mesozoic fauna that existed after the breakup of Pangaea.
  • Alpamysh, an ancient Turkic epic or dastan, is one of the foremost examples of the Turkic oral literature of Central Asia.
  • Alliance for Open Society International, operator of drug rehabilitation programs for heroin addicts in Central Asia, sued the U.S. Government over the anti-prostitution pledge.
  • Central Asia plus Japan is an ongoing dialogue between Japan and the Central Asian republics to promote regional cooperation.
  • couching embroidery technique, in which yarn laid on top of fabric is held in place with small stitches, featured in the creation of the Bayeux tapestry (pictured) and Central Asian suzani rugs.
  • Dzhigit is a reference to a skillful and brave equestrian in the Caucasus, and the derived term "Dzhigitovka" means the special style of trick riding, which originated in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and is also popular with Russian Cossacks.
  • Kazakhstan and Turkey have sought to promote closer bilateral relations and foster close ties between Turkic nations of Central Asia.
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