ARH 382
ART OF THE SILK ROAD

WINTER 2004

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON CENTRAL ASIAN GEOGRAPHY

  1. What river is referred to by the ancient name Oxus? Where does it rise, and from east to west, through what four modern countries does it flow?
    Amu Darya. Afghanistan, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

  2. What mountain range lies directly south of the Taklamakan Desert?
    Kunlun Mountains

  3. What river flows on the north of the Taklamakan and is near the Silk Road's northern route?
    Tarim River

  4. What mountains separate Gandhara from the Tarim Basin?
    Hindu Kush

  5. In what modern Chinese province is the Taklamakan Desert located?
    Xinjiang

  6. What mountains surround Lake Issyk Kul?
    Tien Shan

  7. Name two important Sogdian cities. In what modern country are they located?
    Samarkand, Bukhara

  8. What river is meant by the Jaxartes? In what mountains does it originate?
    Syr Darya. Tien Shan.

  9. What valley shared between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan has the most fertile soil, the densest human population, and over which people have always fought for control?
    Ferghana Valley

  10. Name the three modern countries within which are found the Tien Shan Mountains.
    China (Xinjiang), Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
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