Central Asian 303- Civilization of Central Asia (Fall 2002)

Study Guide for the Final Examination

1. FROM BACON (these topics may apply to more than one chapter!):

2. the traditional way of life of the pastoral nomads

3. the traditional oasis culture

4. Russian/Cossack outposts in northern Kazakhstan

5. changes in Kazakh way of life in 19th century

6. seasonal workers

7. new markets among Kazakhs

8. Russian system of administration: oblast – uezd – volost

9. new election system for judges: upravitel – bii

10. change in land tenure

11. educational system for Kazakhs

12. Chokan Valikhanov

13. Ibray Altynsaryn

14. Abay Kunanbay

15. Karakalpaks

16. Türkmen

17. economic impact of Russian rule in sedentary areas

18. redistribution of land

19. cotton, cotton, cotton!

20. oasis crafts

21. Ismail Bey Gaspirali (Gasprinsky)

22. Jadid schools

23. Soviet-era reforms (collectivization, sedentarization)

24. kolkhoz, sovkhoz

25. change in diet & clothing

26. change in status of women

27. “crime based on tradition”

28. Soviet universal education

29. change in housing & urban life

30. “ward” (mahalla) system

31. Islam during the Soviet period

32. Soviet-style holidays (“Red Wedding”, etc.)

33. FROM SOUCEK:

34. Genghis Khan

35. Batu

36. disappearance of Merv

37. Semirechie/Moghulistan

38. Sayf ad-Din Bakharzi

39. Tarmashirin

40. Timur (Tamerlane)

41. Shahrukh

42. Ulugh Beg

43. Mir Ali Shir Navai

44. Jami

45. Baha al-Din Naqshband

46. Khwaja Ahrar

47. Yasaviya – Naqshbandiya – Kubraviya

48. Abulkhayr Khan

49. Kalmyks

50. Muhammad Shaybani

51. Babur

52. Shaybanids & Ahrari shaykhs

53. Janids/Ashtarkhanids

54. Manghits

55. Abulghazi Bahadur Khan

56. Ming

57. Great Horde - Middle Horde - Lesser Horde

58. “seven verdicts”

59. Russian conquest of Central Asia

60. new capitals of Russian administration

61. Governorate-General of Turkistan

62. Fitrat

63. rebellions in Central Asia

64. Central Council of Turkistani Muslims

65. Bolshevik Revolution in Turkistan

66. Tashkent versus Khokand

67. Alash Orda

68. Turkistan ASSR

69. Khorezmian & Bukharan People’s Republics

70. National Delimitation of 1924

71. establishment of Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen SSRs

72. cotton monoculture & environment

73. nuclear testing & environment

74. Chingiz Aitmatov

75. Sadriddin Aini

76. Uzbek SSR anthem

77. Rashidov

78. Kunaev

79. Karimov

80. Nazarbaev

81. Niyazov

82. Rakhmonov

83. Akaev