Global Studies Packet
Ch. 25: The Turkic and
Mongol States
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Vocabulary
Use page 367 of the textbook to complete the exercise below.
Term
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Definition
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Central Asia
Use page 369 of your textbook to label the map.
Label the following countries using the numbers.
4. Tajikistan
1. Kazakhstan
5. Kyrgystan
2. Uzbekistan
3. Turkmenistan
6. Mongolia
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The Land and the People
Use pages 368-369of your textbook to complete the questions.
1. Consider the description of the climate in the first paragraph. Do you think the land is
good for farming? Why or why not?
2. What type of people live on the steppe? What two ethnic groups are they from?
3. What was this entire region known as during the Cold War?
4. Why does Tajikistan stand out from the other countries in the region?
5. What is the primary religion in Mongolia?
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Classifying Information
On the lines below, explain in a sentence or two what the following graph is telling you.
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Cause and Effect: The Aral Sea
Use page 370 of your textbook to complete the following activity.
What do you think would happen if a major body of water in the United States
(Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, etc.) began to dry up? List three effects it might have.
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The Mongol Empire
Use page 371-372 of your textbook to answer the following questions.
1. How is modern day Mongolia different from 13th century (1200s) Mongolia?
2. How did the Mongols become renowned warriors?
3. What does Genghis Kahn mean? Why was he given this name? (Use the information in
the box!)
4. About how much time passed between Genghis Khan uniting the Mongol tribes and
Mongolia becoming a province of China?
5. “After their conquests, however, the Mongols became fair rulers.” In your opinion, do
you think it is important to be fair to recently conquered people? Why or why not?
6. In your opinion, what is a significant economic development that occurred under Mongol
rule?
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Lonely Planet: Mongolia
Your assignment is to write a letter from the perspective of a traveler to Mongolia. Your letter
must answer the following questions. While watching the video, take notes on the following
questions.
1. How did you travel to Mongolia?
2. How did you travel around Mongolia?
3. Where did you stay?
4. What did you see?
5. What did you do?
6. What did you eat?
7. What were the people like?
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On the lines below write your letter about your trip to Mongolia. Include one example
from each of the seven headings you took notes on. Please underline or circle the specific
sentences that relate to the video!
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Chapter 25 Review
Complete the chapter review activities on pages 380 to 381. Write out all answers fully!
Vocabulary Review (Write the sentences and the terms from the list that match them.)
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Chapter Quiz (Write the names of the countries and the correct letters for each.)
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Vocabulary Review
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Textbook Questions
Answer these questions in complete sentences.
The Silk Road: page 372
1. Describe silk. What is it? How is it made?
2. Why do you think the Chinese kept the process for making silk a secret?
3. Describe the Silk Road. What was it? Where was it located? What things moved east along the
Silk Road? What things moved west?
4. Why do you think the Silk Road was important to the world?
Communist Rule in Mongolia: page 373
1. What is a satellite country?
2. Why was Mongolia used for strategic reasons by the Soviet Union?
3. How do you think the people felt when Soviet soldiers would enter Mongolia?
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Mongolia Today: page 374
1. Why does 42% of the population in Mongolia live in urban areas?
2. In the box below, draw your perfect yurt.
Celebrations- Naadam: page 375
1. What does the national Naadam celebrate?
2. What types of competitions are included as part of Naadam?
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Timeline: Mongolia
Find the date of each event on pages 371-373 of your textbook. Then, write each date and event on the
timeline.
1. What is the earliest event on the timeline?
2. Which came first: “Mongolia becomes a province of China” or “Genghis Khan is born?”
3. Which event happened most recently?
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Ch. 25 Study Guide
Each Friday, we will have a quiz on the week’s packet. The most important things to know are
on this study guide.
1. Vocabulary
a. define the terms, use them in sentences, and give examples
2. Classifying Information
a. be prepared to classify information into categories
3. Cause and Effect
a. identify cause and effect from a reading
4. The Mongol Empire
a. Identify Genghis Khan
5. Lonely Planet: Mongolia
a. describe what Mongolia is like
6. Textbook Questions: The Silk Road
a. describe silk and how it is made
b. describe the Silk Road and what things moved along it
7. Textbook Questions: Naadam
a. Describe Naadam
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