Question 1

What prevented the Mongols from conquering Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) The Mongols feared the samurai military prowess. 
B) The jungle heat prevented their horses from continuing. 
C) A storm prevented them from establishing a base. 
D) Mongol tactics were no match for the Japanese military technology. 
E) The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Mongol naval base. 
A) The Mongols feared the samurai military prowess. 
B) The jungle heat prevented their horses from continuing. 
C) A storm prevented them from establishing a base. 
D) Mongol tactics were no match for the Japanese military technology. 
E) The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Mongol naval base.

Question 2

Ming China didn't develop seafaring for commercial and military because commercial maritime expectations fell short and

Accepted Answer

A) the emperor feared outside contacts and influence. 
B) the peasantry were a strong voting lobby and refused to support it. 
C) the merchants were opposed to losing their domestic markets. 
D) the Mongol threat from the north and west took priority over seafaring. 
E) the Japanese merchants undercut the market and stole China's trading partners. 
A) the emperor feared outside contacts and influence. 
B) the peasantry were a strong voting lobby and refused to support it. 
C) the merchants were opposed to losing their domestic markets. 
D) the Mongol threat from the north and west took priority over seafaring. 
E) the Japanese merchants undercut the market and stole China's trading partners.

Question 3

In the Yuan Empire, the Mongols were the warriors, and the Central Asians and the Middle Easterners were the census takers and the

Accepted Answer

A) tax collectors. 
B) farmers. 
C) priests. 
D) commanders. 
E) rulers. 
A) tax collectors. 
B) farmers. 
C) priests. 
D) commanders. 
E) rulers.

Question 4

In 1295, the Il-khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion?

Accepted Answer

A) Islam 
B) Judaism 
C) Christianity 
D) Buddhism 
E) Shinto 
A) Islam 
B) Judaism 
C) Christianity 
D) Buddhism 
E) Shinto

Question 5

Which khan established the Yuan Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Chinggis 
B) Khubilai 
C) Timur 
D) Ogodei 
E) Sayyid 
A) Chinggis 
B) Khubilai 
C) Timur 
D) Ogodei 
E) Sayyid

Question 6

In 1260, major divisions emerged between the Mongol khans because

Accepted Answer

A) many branches refused to accept Khubilai as Great Khan. 
B) Jagadai did not accept Shamanism. 
C) Batu and Khubilai teamed up against Jagadai. 
D) some refused to accept an alliance with the Mamluks. 
E) Yuan defied tribunal consensus to attack central Europe. 
A) many branches refused to accept Khubilai as Great Khan. 
B) Jagadai did not accept Shamanism. 
C) Batu and Khubilai teamed up against Jagadai. 
D) some refused to accept an alliance with the Mamluks. 
E) Yuan defied tribunal consensus to attack central Europe.

Question 7

Discuss the effects of Mongol domination on Russia with emphasis on how it shaped Russia's economic and political development.

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize the different

Question 8

What effects did the Mongols have on traditional Chinese society; and what effects did the fall of the Yuan dynasty have?

Accepted Answer

One of the major effects of the establis

Question 9

Who recorded Chinggis Khan's deathbed speech?

Accepted Answer

A) Juvaini 
B) Marco Polo 
C) Ibn Battuta 
D) Ivan III 
E) Rashid al-Din 
A) Juvaini 
B) Marco Polo 
C) Ibn Battuta 
D) Ivan III 
E) Rashid al-Din

Question 10

Which group held the lowest social rank in Yuan China?

Accepted Answer

A) Southern Chinese 
B) Northern Chinese 
C) Middle Easterners 
D) Central Asians 
E) Mongols 
A) Southern Chinese 
B) Northern Chinese 
C) Middle Easterners 
D) Central Asians 
E) Mongols

Question 11

The first Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan were in

Accepted Answer

A) Central Asia, the Middle East, and Russia. 
B) Japan and Korea. 
C) Northern China. 
D) Egypt. 
E) Annam. 
A) Central Asia, the Middle East, and Russia. 
B) Japan and Korea. 
C) Northern China. 
D) Egypt. 
E) Annam.

Question 12

Which of the following was not an area in which the early Ming Empire stimulated high achievement?

Accepted Answer

A) literature 
B) decorative arts 
C) painting 
D) whipbuilding 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) literature 
B) decorative arts 
C) painting 
D) whipbuilding 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 13

The term "tsar" was of origina.

Accepted Answer

A) Latin 
B) Mongol 
C) Chinese 
D) Byzantine 
E) Russian 
A) Latin 
B) Mongol 
C) Chinese 
D) Byzantine 
E) Russian

Question 14

Stephen Dushan took advantage of weakening Byzantine influence and proclaimed himself tsar of

Accepted Answer

A) the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Slavs. 
B) the Greeks, Byzantines, Bulgarians, and Sicilians. 
C) the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Macedonians. 
D) the Macedonians, Albanians, Slavs, and Serbs. 
E) the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Albanians. 
A) the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Slavs. 
B) the Greeks, Byzantines, Bulgarians, and Sicilians. 
C) the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Macedonians. 
D) the Macedonians, Albanians, Slavs, and Serbs. 
E) the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Albanians.

Question 15

As a result of the Il-Khan attempt to repel them in the Crimean/Caucauses areas, the Golden Horde formed an alliance with

Accepted Answer

A) Persian Muslims. 
B) Egyptian Mamluks. 
C) Seljuk Turks. 
D) Byzantine (Ottoman)Janissary forces. 
E) Buddhists in India. 
A) Persian Muslims. 
B) Egyptian Mamluks. 
C) Seljuk Turks. 
D) Byzantine (Ottoman)Janissary forces. 
E) Buddhists in India.

Question 16

Which of the following was not a khanate in the area of the former Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Golden Horde 
B) White Horde 
C) Crimean 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Golden Horde 
B) White Horde 
C) Crimean 
D) None of these are correct. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 17

Mongol rulers in China were increasingly influenced by the idea of a universal rulership model by religious leaders called lamas from

Accepted Answer

A) Tibet. 
B) Korea. 
C) Vietnam. 
D) India. 
E) Japan. 
A) Tibet. 
B) Korea. 
C) Vietnam. 
D) India. 
E) Japan.

Question 18

In 1453, the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II captured which important Christian city of the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) Kiev 
B) Vienna 
C) Paris 
D) Budapest 
E) Constantinople 
A) Kiev 
B) Vienna 
C) Paris 
D) Budapest 
E) Constantinople

Question 19

Which of the Mongol Khans attacked Russian territories and took control of towns along the Volga?

Accepted Answer

A) Genghis 
B) Ögödei 
C) Khubilai 
D) Batu 
E) Güyük 
A) Genghis 
B) Ögödei 
C) Khubilai 
D) Batu 
E) Güyük

Question 20

After the Ming withdrawal, Dai Viet consolidated power by conquering

Accepted Answer

A) Champa. 
B) Singapore. 
C) Tibet. 
D) Korea. 
E) Russia. 
A) Champa. 
B) Singapore. 
C) Tibet. 
D) Korea. 
E) Russia.

Exam 13: Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

What prevented the Mongols from conquering Japan?

Ming China didn't develop seafaring for commercial and military because commercial maritime expectations fell short and

In the Yuan Empire, the Mongols were the warriors, and the Central Asians and the Middle Easterners were the census takers and the

In 1295, the Il-khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion?

Which khan established the Yuan Empire?

In 1260, major divisions emerged between the Mongol khans because

Discuss the effects of Mongol domination on Russia with emphasis on how it shaped Russia's economic and political development.

What effects did the Mongols have on traditional Chinese society; and what effects did the fall of the Yuan dynasty have?

Who recorded Chinggis Khan's deathbed speech?

Which group held the lowest social rank in Yuan China?

The first Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan were in

Which of the following was not an area in which the early Ming Empire stimulated high achievement?

The term "tsar" was of origina.

Stephen Dushan took advantage of weakening Byzantine influence and proclaimed himself tsar of

As a result of the Il-Khan attempt to repel them in the Crimean/Caucauses areas, the Golden Horde formed an alliance with

Which of the following was not a khanate in the area of the former Soviet Union?

Mongol rulers in China were increasingly influenced by the idea of a universal rulership model by religious leaders called lamas from

In 1453, the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II captured which important Christian city of the Byzantine Empire?

Which of the Mongol Khans attacked Russian territories and took control of towns along the Volga?

After the Ming withdrawal, Dai Viet consolidated power by conquering

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