Question 1

Discuss the reasons for the fall of the Mongol Empire.

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The fall of the Mongol Empire can be att

Question 2

How were central Asian nomads most often connected with their neighbors in villages and towns?

Accepted Answer

A)  religion 
B)  government 
C)  education 
D)  commerce 
A)  religion 
B)  government 
C)  education 
D)  commerce

Question 3

Which city was conquered by the Mongols, thus ending the Abbasid dynasty?

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The answer of Which city was conquered by the Mongols,...

Question 4

What religion did the Seljuk Turks adopt?

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The answer of What religion did the Seljuk Turks adopt?...

Question 5

Compared to Marco Polo's, whose account of travel among the Mongols is considered much more reliable?

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A)  Ibn Battutu. 
B)  Jagadai Khan. 
C)  Zhu Yuanzhang. 
D)  Tamar of Georgia. 
A)  Ibn Battutu. 
B)  Jagadai Khan. 
C)  Zhu Yuanzhang. 
D)  Tamar of Georgia.

Question 6

Evaluate the mistakes made by Khubilai Khan in China.

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Khubilai Khan made several mistakes duri

Question 7

Genghis Khan favored a nomadic lifestyle even after conquest. Some of his successors abandoned that practice, opting for a more sedentary lifestyle. Which of his successor most closely maintained the nomadic lifestyle?

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A)  Khubilai Khan 
B)  Ögödei 
C)  Hülegü 
D)  Kaidu 
A)  Khubilai Khan 
B)  Ögödei 
C)  Hülegü 
D)  Kaidu

Question 8

Evaluate the use of reconnaissance by the Mongols.

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The use of reconnaissance by the Mongols

Question 9

Zhu Yuanzhang was a poor peasant who led China in defeated the Mongols.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What dynasty was founded by the Mongols in China?

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Question 11

The Tatar Yoke refers to

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A)  Russian conquest of Kiev. 
B)  Mongol domination of Russia. 
C)  Russian oppression of the Mongols. 
D)  Kiev's domination of Russia. 
A)  Russian conquest of Kiev. 
B)  Mongol domination of Russia. 
C)  Russian oppression of the Mongols. 
D)  Kiev's domination of Russia.

Question 12

Khubilai Khan did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  defeat the Song dynasty. 
B)  established the Mongol capital at Khanbalikh. 
C)  become both Mongol Great Khan and Emperor of China. 
D)  conquer Japan. 
A)  defeat the Song dynasty. 
B)  established the Mongol capital at Khanbalikh. 
C)  become both Mongol Great Khan and Emperor of China. 
D)  conquer Japan.

Question 13

The Seljuks underwent what major transformation in taking over Persian lands?

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A)  conversion to Christianity 
B)  change to a settled way of life 
C)  abandonment of Turkish customs 
D)  replacing Turkish with Farsi at all levels of society 
A)  conversion to Christianity 
B)  change to a settled way of life 
C)  abandonment of Turkish customs 
D)  replacing Turkish with Farsi at all levels of society

Question 14

The Mongols learned to read and write through their interaction with

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A)  the Uighur Turks. 
B)  the Chinese. 
C)  Western merchants. 
D)  the Russian Orthodox missionaries. 
A)  the Uighur Turks. 
B)  the Chinese. 
C)  Western merchants. 
D)  the Russian Orthodox missionaries.

Question 15

Evaluate the Mongol influence on Eurasia, including costs and benefits of Mongol rule.

Accepted Answer

The Mongol influence on Eurasia was sign

Question 16

The shamans lost much of their influence in central Asia because

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A)  they made a disastrous alliance with the Mongols. 
B)  they were believed to have lost the Mandate of Heaven. 
C)  they were defeated by every group that entered their realm. 
D)  Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam attracted many converts. 
A)  they made a disastrous alliance with the Mongols. 
B)  they were believed to have lost the Mandate of Heaven. 
C)  they were defeated by every group that entered their realm. 
D)  Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam attracted many converts.

Question 17

The "self-sacrificers" were Sunni Muslims, also called Assassins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What pandemic was greatly facilitated by the Pax Mongolica?

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The answer of What pandemic was greatly facilitated by the...

Question 19

The holy wars known as the Crusades were initially launched by

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A)  the Seljuks in support of the Eastern Roman Emperor. 
B)  the Christian West in support of the Eastern Roman Emperor. 
C)  Saladin in support of the Sultanate of Rum. 
D)  the Kwarzam in support of Christians in Jerusalem. 
A)  the Seljuks in support of the Eastern Roman Emperor. 
B)  the Christian West in support of the Eastern Roman Emperor. 
C)  Saladin in support of the Sultanate of Rum. 
D)  the Kwarzam in support of Christians in Jerusalem.

Question 20

Genghis Khan's title means "scourge of God."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Discuss the reasons for the fall of the Mongol Empire.

How were central Asian nomads most often connected with their neighbors in villages and towns?

Which city was conquered by the Mongols, thus ending the Abbasid dynasty?

What religion did the Seljuk Turks adopt?

Compared to Marco Polo's, whose account of travel among the Mongols is considered much more reliable?

Evaluate the mistakes made by Khubilai Khan in China.

Genghis Khan favored a nomadic lifestyle even after conquest. Some of his successors abandoned that practice, opting for a more sedentary lifestyle. Which of his successor most closely maintained the nomadic lifestyle?

Evaluate the use of reconnaissance by the Mongols.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a poor peasant who led China in defeated the Mongols.

What dynasty was founded by the Mongols in China?

The Tatar Yoke refers to

Khubilai Khan did all of the following EXCEPT

The Seljuks underwent what major transformation in taking over Persian lands?

The Mongols learned to read and write through their interaction with

Evaluate the Mongol influence on Eurasia, including costs and benefits of Mongol rule.

The shamans lost much of their influence in central Asia because

The "self-sacrificers" were Sunni Muslims, also called Assassins.

What pandemic was greatly facilitated by the Pax Mongolica?

The holy wars known as the Crusades were initially launched by

Genghis Khan's title means "scourge of God."

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