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In 206 B.C. merchants went along routes called the silk road, to trade items for silk in China
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Turkish-speaking people established Kingdoms in Central Asia and then soon after Chinese armies conquered the region.
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Arabic speakers brought Islamic faith when they invaded in the 700's. In 751 the Arab armies defeated the chinese.
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In 1218 mongols, led by Genghis Khan began a 200-year rule over Central Asia.
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Timurs Rule lasted from 1370 to 1405. Timur was a ruthless conquer but supported the arts, literature, and science. He has gardens, mosques , and palaces built.
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Under the Czars Russia conquered and colonized Central Asia. Following the soliders were settlers who irrigated and farmed the land.
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As Russia went through Central Asia they built railroads.
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Resistance to Russian rule grew in the 1910s. However after the Russsian Revolution in 1917 the resistance was crushed.
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The Soviet Union built huge irrigation lines, which in turn helped out their cotton farming industry. Which turned into a monoculture.
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The Soviet Union crashes and the Central Asian republics declared their independence.
