Name: ___________________________

Kids in Afghanistan

Please go the website

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/afghanistan_kids/
about/index.asp?article=grolier and begin your web search. Please be
aware that Miss Manuel is only giving you 3 computer classes to work on this
in class.

1. What is the official name of Afghanistan:

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2. What is the largest city and capital?
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3. The major languages of Afghanistan are:
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4. Explain the head of state and government of Afghanistan:
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5. List some chief products of Afghanistan. (at least five things).
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6. Historically, the area Afghanistan around has been used a crossroads
connecting the following countries:
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7. After centuries of regional migration, trade and continuous invasions
produced what?
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8. How long did the Soviet Union occupy Afghanistan?
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9. Besides the Soviet occupation, what happened after the civil wars?

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10. Which neighboring countries become more influential in Afghanistan's
internal affairs?
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11. Who took control of Afghanistan in 1996? Who were they supported by?
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12. Why did the United States and its allies go to war against the Taliban?
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13. What has happened to Afghanistan since?
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14. What are some of the different tribal groups in Afghanistan?
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15. What are some languages spoken in Afghanistan?
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16. What branch of Islam do most Afghans belong to? Are there any other
religious communities? What are they?
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17. Describe Afghanistan's educational system.

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18. List some Afghan staple foods.
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19. What is a typical Afghan house made of?
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20. Describe the traditional Afghan clothing for both men and women.
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21. Describe Afghanistan's major sport.
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22. Describe the three major land regions of Afghanistan.
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23. Which rivers do the Afghan farmers depend on for growing crops?
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24. How much precipitation (rain) does Afghanistan get per year?

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25. What are some of Afghanistan's natural resources?
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26. What happened to the forests?
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27. What caused severe labor shortages in Afghanistan? What damaged their
agriculture?
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28. List 4 important facts about Afghanistan's major cities.
Kabul:_________________________________________________________________
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Khandahar:
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29. What is the attan? Why is this important to Afghans?
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30. What did the invading Mongols destroy in 1200-1300?
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31. When was Afghanistan made into an independent kingdom? What
happened to Afghanistan after World War I?
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32. After World War II, who did Afghanistan disagree with? How did
Afghanistan solve this problem?
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33. What happened to Afghanistan's kingdom? How did the Afghan people
react to the new government?
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34. What are the Afghan resistance forces called? What were they fighting
for?
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35. What happened after the Soviets withdrew their forces in 1989?
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36. When was Afghanistan declared an Islamic state?
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37. What did the Taliban do to control the country in 1996?
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38. Why did most international governments refused to recognize the
Taliban?
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39. How are the September 11 U.S. attacks linked to Afghanistan?
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40. What happened when the Taliban failed to respond to American
warnings?
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41. When did the Taliban regime collapse?
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42. Who would govern Afghanistan until a new constitution was written?
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43. Who was elected president of the Transitional Authority? What does he
have planned for Afghanistan?
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44. What did the United States announce on May 1, 2003?
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45. What did Karzai persuade the provincial governors to stop doing?
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