Deck 18: The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Question 1

Which of the following was true of the Timurid Empire?

A)Under Tamerlane's sons, the empire flourished.
B)Tamerlane was in control of all lands between India and Moscow.
C)The Empire lasted 200 years.
D)Tamerlane left a positive effect on the conquered people of the empire.
E)Tamerlane defeated Kubilai Khan in Syria.

Answer 1

Tamerlane was in control of all lands between India and Moscow.

Question 2

What happened to the  Abbasid Dynasty a fter the Mongols captured the city of Baghdad?

A)moved its center of power to Constantinople
B)lost its caliph, and the family moved to Egypt
C)stayed in power by converting the Mongols and convincing them that the Abbasids would rule better
D)disappeared from history forever
E)managed to escape with the lives of the entire royal family, and moved eastward into Persia

Answer 2

lost its caliph, and the family moved to Egypt

Question 3

What was the name of the Mongols' sky god?

A)Tengri
B)Tumen
C)Quriltai
D)Karakoram
E)Tartar

Answer 3

Tengri

Question 4

All of the following were characteristics of the Mongols EXCEPT

A)They were a relatively small group of steppe nomads.
B)They survived off livestock herding and hunting.
C)Horses were important in the culture for food and transportation.
D)They lived in horse-hair felt-tent-like structures.
E)The highest level of leadership was the clan.

Question 5

What would be a good description of the Mongols before they began their wave of conquests?

A)The Mongols were strong allies of the Chinese.
B)They were mountain dwellers who had little to do with outsiders.
C)The Mongols were mostly pastoral nomads of the Asian steppes.
D)They were a warlike clan in western Mongolia.
E)They were defeated by the Chinese more than once.

Question 6

​ Which of the following is most significant about the Pax Mongolica ?

A)It lasted for about three hundred years.
B)Pax Mongolica brought destruction to China and Mongolia.
C)It created new opportunities for merchants and traders.
D)Pax Mongolica occurred at the same time as Pax Romana .
E)Pax Mongolica lasted only until the death of the first Great Khan.

Question 7

What did the Zhou brothers reinstate to stabilize the Song Dynasty?

A)the trade routes with South America
B)the tribute payments to Vietnam and Korea
C)the civil service exam system to recruit talented men for public service
D)the use of moveable wood block type and printing at court
E)the army in order to implement a plan of military expansion

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT a new technology passed from China to the West?

A)spinning wheel
B)catapult
C)compass
D)gunpowder
E)sternpost rudder

Question 9

Which one of the following areas was NOT eventually conquered by the Mongols?

A)southern India
B)China
C)Southeast Asia
D)Russia
E)Persia

Question 10

Why was the Battle of Ain Jalut significant?

A)The Mongol Empire broke apart as a result.
B)Temjin received the title of Chinghis Khan as a victor.
C)The Mongols in the Middle East were forced to convert to Islam and adhere to Shari'a law.
D)The Seljuks were able to resume jihads against the Byzantines.
E)The Mongols were defeated, and the remaining Muslim lands were spared conquest.

Question 11

Why did advisers convince Kubilai to allow the Chinese to continue growing crops?

A)The farmers would have a crop to export.
B)The farmers could produce tribute for him.
C)The farmers could provide for their own needs rather than relying on the Mongols.
D)The farmers could feed the Mongols.
E)The farmers could feed themselves.

Question 12

Which of the following is the meaning of Tartars ?

A)barbarian hordes
B)the Golden Horde
C)infidels
D)the Great Unwashed
E)people from Hell

Question 13

What was the Mongols' general method of ruling that conquered the Russians?

A)The Mongols allowed the Russians to retain many of their own customs.
B)The Mongols refused to allow their Russian subjects to practice their Russian Orthodox Christianity.
C)The rulers of the Khanate imposed Muslim rule on a conquered Russia.
D)The Mongol khans were responsible for Russia's loss of prosperity.
E)The Mongols retained control of Russia until the late 1300s.

Question 14

What was the most important technical innovation embraced by the Song?

A)printing
B)the harness
C)calligraphy
D)the compass
E)gunpowder

Question 15

What did the Mongols come to believe they would have to do to satisfy their god?

A)subjugate Persia
B)destroy Afghanistan
C)conquer China
D)bring all of Asia under their control
E)conquer the entire world

Question 16

Which of the following was a result of the disintegration of the Mongol Empire?

A)The Mongols made no lasting impact on the conquered peoples they ruled.
B)The Silk Road disappeared.
C)Central Asia was united under one rule.
D)Peace and prosperity returned to the Central Asian steppe lands.
E)It ended the Mongols' nomadic culture.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT part of Chinghis Khan's reorganization of the Mongolian military?

A)divided the army into light and heavy cavalry
B)used Chinese-style armor for the cavalry
C)used only swords, bows, and arrows
D)army units were divided into small tactical units
E)split the tribal clans into various new units

Question 18

Which of the following relied on foreigners to help administer the empire?

A)Timurid Empire
B)Yuan Dynasty
C)Khanate of the Golden Horde
D)Il Khan
E)Chagatai Empire

Question 19

Which of the following leaders was NOT one of the Great Khans of the Mongols?

A)Chinghis
B)Batu
C)Kubilai
D)Guyuk
E)Mongke

Question 20

All of the following were tactics used by the Mongols in warfare EXCEPT

A)surprise attacks
B)massed cavalry
C)fire lance
D)starved enemies into submission
E)expert accuracy with bows and arrows

Question 21

The Mongol leader originally named Temujin became one of the greatest rulers in world history and was given the title ____________________.

Question 22

The ____________________ connected the Yellow River Plain to the Yangzi Valley.

Question 23

What was the main advantage, both strategic and tactical, that the Mongols had over their enemies?

A)fearlessness
B)speed
C)endurance
D)determination
E)strong leadership

Question 24

The largest unit in the Mongol army consisted of 10,000 men and was called the ____________________.

Question 25

The unified government of Asia under the Khans has been termed the ____________________.

Question 26

Before the Mongols became fierce warriors, they lived as ____________________.

Question 27

Which religion did Kubilai Khan favor when ruling his empire?

A)Buddhism
B)Hinduism
C)Confucianism
D)Orthodox Christianity
E)Islam

Question 28

What was the apparent motivation for the Turco-Mongolian warlord Tamarlane to conquer vast areas of land?

A)He sought to enrich his personal wealth.
B)He wanted to gain personal fame.
C)He wanted to keep his army engaged in combat.
D)He did it just for the sake of conquest.
E)He wanted to accumulate large numbers of slaves.

Question 29

The first phase of the Mongol conquests included a failed attempt to conquer ____________________.

Question 30

Moving west into Arab lands, the Mongols under ____________________  captured the city of Baghdad, ending Abbasid rule there.

Question 31

Which of the following defines the term  yurts ?

A)ponies
B)clan leaders
C)spiritual advisers
D)felt tents
E)places of worship

Question 32

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Song Commercial Revolution?

A)A new hybrid rice strain helped feed the population.
B)They created new government institutions and policies to make it possible.
C)They developed and implemented a currency and banking system.
D)The economy was based on both agriculture and manufacturing.
E)The volume of domestic and foreign trade increased.

Question 33

All of the following groups forced the Song to give up control of lands to the North EXCEPT

A)Khitan
B)Jurchen
C)Uighars
D)Seljuk
E)Mongols

Question 34

The ____________________ was the Mongols who ruled Russia after that country's submission.

Question 35

Which of the following was/were NOT  a product of Chinese export?

A)silk
B)tea
C)porcelain
D)spices
E)inlaid wood

Question 36

Which Chinese city became the major center to produce porcelain for export?

A)Annam
B)Hangzhou
C)Kaifeng
D)Jiangnan
E)Jingdezhen

Question 37

Which of the following was NOT a way the Song government encouraged trade?

A)They experimented with paper currency.
B)They expanded the use of silver coinage.
C)They allowed currency to flow outside China.
D)They encouraged banking networks.
E)They expanded the territory under Chinese control.

Question 38

Sometimes the Mongols were able to use ____________________ to subdue their enemies without a fight.

Question 39

The Song Dynasty was the first government to issue printed money called ____________________.

Question 40

What invention from a conquered land did the Mongols adopt?

A)horse collar
B)paper
C)block printing
D)gunpowder
E)stern post rudder

Question 41

Term for identification: Yuan Dynasty

Question 42

It is frequently the case that conquerors assume at least some of the cultural characteristics of the areas that they conquer. Where, and to what degree, was this correct of the Mongols? Give specific examples.

Question 43

Why are the Mongols significant to world history? Support your answer with specific examples.

Question 44

Term for identification: Pax Mongolica

Question 45

Term for identification: Temujin

Question 46

Describe and trace the progression of Mongol conquests throughout Asia. Were the Mongols successful in their conquests? Why or why not?

Question 47

What limitations did the Mongols face in their conquests, and what led to the disintegration of the Mongolian Empire? Take into account the limits on conquests caused by geo-political issues, military victories and defeats, and resistance or difficulties associated with assimilation of conquered peoples.

Question 48

Term for identification: Ain Jalut

Question 49

Describe and analyze the Song Dynasty. What sets it apart from other dynasties?

Question 50

Describe the rise of the Mongols, including where they originated and how key leaders addressed fundamental challenges.

Question 51

Term for identification: tumen

Question 52

Term for identification: Kubilai Khan

Question 53

Term for identification: nomadic pastoralism

Question 54

Term for identification: Song Dynasty

Question 55

Term for identification: Grand Canal

Question 56

Term for identification: Khanate of the Golden Horde