The Sakha Have Had to Adapt to Physical and Social

question 39

Multiple Choice

The Sakha have had to adapt to physical and social changes over the years.Which of the following was a pre-Soviet-era adaptation?

• A) consolidation of Sakha subsistence practices into sovkhozi, the agro-industrial state farm operations
• B) industrialization during the 1950s
• C) paying iasak, or fur tribute, to colonizers
• D) land loss due to border changes

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