Question 1

The Tibetan tribes who established the Xi Xia regime were called the

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A)  Tanguts. 
B)  Seljuks. 
C)  Ghaznavids. 
D)  Mongols. 
A)  Tanguts. 
B)  Seljuks. 
C)  Ghaznavids. 
D)  Mongols.

Question 2

Khubilai Khan's capital, Khanbalikh, is today known as

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A)  Canton. 
B)  Hangzhou. 
C)  Beijing. 
D)  Shanghai 
A)  Canton. 
B)  Hangzhou. 
C)  Beijing. 
D)  Shanghai

Question 3

What was the Pax Mongolica?

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Question 4

The Mongols did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  devise an effective administration to manage their vast realm. 
B)  create a long distance postal system. 
C)  put an end to commerce with the West. 
D)  produce an era known as the Pax Mongolica, or Mongolian Peace. 
A)  devise an effective administration to manage their vast realm. 
B)  create a long distance postal system. 
C)  put an end to commerce with the West. 
D)  produce an era known as the Pax Mongolica, or Mongolian Peace.

Question 5

What 1st or 2nd century CE central Asian innovation proved to be most significant to the Mongol warriors?

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A)  kumiss 
B)  the bow 
C)  the stirrup 
D)  plated armor 
A)  kumiss 
B)  the bow 
C)  the stirrup 
D)  plated armor

Question 6

The Liao Empire did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  create a Chinese-style dynasty. 
B)  conquer southern China. 
C)  adopt Chinese writing. 
D)  use the civil service system. 
A)  create a Chinese-style dynasty. 
B)  conquer southern China. 
C)  adopt Chinese writing. 
D)  use the civil service system.

Question 7

Which of these formerly persecuted groups benefited from the reign of Mahmud Ghazan?

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A)  Confucian scholars 
B)  Sufis 
C)  Shi'ites 
D)  Christians 
A)  Confucian scholars 
B)  Sufis 
C)  Shi'ites 
D)  Christians

Question 8

Which of these cities gained in prominence as a result of the conquests of Batu Khan?

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A)  Kiev 
B)  Baghdad 
C)  Moscow 
D)  Tabriz 
A)  Kiev 
B)  Baghdad 
C)  Moscow 
D)  Tabriz

Question 9

How did Khubilai Khan's actions differ from those of most Mongols?

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A)  He was a pacifist; they were militaristic. 
B)  He embraced Chinese customs; they rejected them. 
C)  He rejected the idea of expansion; they endorsed it. 
D)  He remained nomadic; they wanted to settle in the lands they conquered. 
A)  He was a pacifist; they were militaristic. 
B)  He embraced Chinese customs; they rejected them. 
C)  He rejected the idea of expansion; they endorsed it. 
D)  He remained nomadic; they wanted to settle in the lands they conquered.

Question 10

What region was attacked by Batu Khan?

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Question 11

The warrior Saladin ended Shi'ite rule in Egypt and ousted Christians from Palestine.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Song allied with which of these people to overcome the Khitans?

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A)  Xiongnu. 
B)  Yuan. 
C)  Jurchens. 
D)  Mongols. 
A)  Xiongnu. 
B)  Yuan. 
C)  Jurchens. 
D)  Mongols.

Question 13

Yelü Chucai was

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A)  Genghis Khan's most beloved wife. 
B)  a Confucian scholar of Khitan heritage. 
C)  a Uighur Buddhist monk. 
D)  a Jurgen military engineer. 
A)  Genghis Khan's most beloved wife. 
B)  a Confucian scholar of Khitan heritage. 
C)  a Uighur Buddhist monk. 
D)  a Jurgen military engineer.

Question 14

Evaluate the role of women in central Asian nomadic society.

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In central Asian nomadic society, women

Question 15

The Mongols created the largest land empire that the world has ever seen.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was the ultimate goal of Sultan Alp Arslan?

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A)  defeating Sunnis and reuniting the Arabs under Shi'ism 
B)  defeated the Mongols and establish a Christian kingdom 
C)  restoring China to its place as leaders of East Asia 
D)  defeating Shi'ites and uniting Muslims under Sunni rule 
A)  defeating Sunnis and reuniting the Arabs under Shi'ism 
B)  defeated the Mongols and establish a Christian kingdom 
C)  restoring China to its place as leaders of East Asia 
D)  defeating Shi'ites and uniting Muslims under Sunni rule

Question 17

Khubilai Khan's brother, Hülegü, did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  conquer Baghdad. 
B)  defeat the Assassins. 
C)  defeat the Mamluks. 
D)  murder the Abbasid caliph. 
A)  conquer Baghdad. 
B)  defeat the Assassins. 
C)  defeat the Mamluks. 
D)  murder the Abbasid caliph.

Question 18

The assassination of Nizam al-Mulk and the death of Malik Shah caused a(n)

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A)  civil war in China. 
B)  succession crisis in China. 
C)  succession crisis in the Seljuk realm. 
D)  assassination of the Mongol leader. 
A)  civil war in China. 
B)  succession crisis in China. 
C)  succession crisis in the Seljuk realm. 
D)  assassination of the Mongol leader.

Question 19

What was the goal of the "Old Man of the Mountain"?

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resistance

Question 20

What was the richest and most prosperous khanate?

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Exam 15: Nomadic Conquests and Eurasian Connections, 1000-1400

The Tibetan tribes who established the Xi Xia regime were called the

Khubilai Khan's capital, Khanbalikh, is today known as

What was the Pax Mongolica?

The Mongols did all of the following EXCEPT

What 1st or 2nd century CE central Asian innovation proved to be most significant to the Mongol warriors?

The Liao Empire did all of the following EXCEPT

Which of these formerly persecuted groups benefited from the reign of Mahmud Ghazan?

Which of these cities gained in prominence as a result of the conquests of Batu Khan?

How did Khubilai Khan's actions differ from those of most Mongols?

What region was attacked by Batu Khan?

The warrior Saladin ended Shi'ite rule in Egypt and ousted Christians from Palestine.

The Song allied with which of these people to overcome the Khitans?

Yelü Chucai was

Evaluate the role of women in central Asian nomadic society.

The Mongols created the largest land empire that the world has ever seen.

What was the ultimate goal of Sultan Alp Arslan?

Khubilai Khan's brother, Hülegü, did all of the following EXCEPT

The assassination of Nizam al-Mulk and the death of Malik Shah caused a(n)

What was the goal of the "Old Man of the Mountain"?

What was the richest and most prosperous khanate?

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