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Name two of these three people groups. What do they all have in common?

Parthians, Avars, Huns; nomadic peoples of the Pontic/Eurasian Steppe.

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Name both seas in the circles and the mountain range represented by the line.

Black & Caspian Seas; the Caucasus mountains.

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What is the name of the major trade routes connecting the far east with western Europe? Why is it called that?

The Silk Road; silk was the main commodity exported by China and sought after by westerners.

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What was the most interesting thing you learned today? Why? What do you want to learn more about?

Cool, thanks for sharing! / Wow, do you really not know?

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What's this yellow region called? Tell us one fact about it.

The Pontic / Eurasian Steppe; home to nomads, grasslands, etc.

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Name four of these six longest rivers in Europe.

1) Rhine, 2) Danube, 3) Don, 4) Volga, 5) Dnieper, 6) Ural.

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How did the Khazar Empire collapse? Explain.

Wow, you really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...

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Name these three Turkic/Khazarian titles and their English equivalents.

1) Tarkhan = general, 2) Khagan Bek = king, 3) Khagan = King of kings

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What theory does Arthur Koestler advance in this book? Why? What do modern scholars think?

Khazars mass converted to Judaism in 8thC; wanted to stope "antisemitism"; it's not real

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How did the Khazar Empire grow & thrive? What was life like in it?

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