Asian Empires

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What is the scholar-gentry?

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A group of landowners that produced most government workers in China

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What is the Silk Road?

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A popular trade route located mostly in China.

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What is the Silk Road named after?

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The clothing material native to China

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What was NOT traded along the Silk Road? Knowledge, Religion, Soldiers, Trade Goods

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Soldiers

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What is special about the Mongol Empire?

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It was the largest land empire in world history.

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Why were the Mongols so successful? Options: They specialized in mounted archery., They had a much larger army than their enemies., They had a large navy., They were skilled foot soldiers.

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They specialized in mounted archery.

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Who is Genghis Khan?

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A leader who united the Mongol clans and began conquering land.

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What did Kublai Khan do that was important? Options: He conquered all of Japan., He ended the Mongol Empire., He established the Yuan Dynasty in China., He lived to be 100 years old.

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He established the Yuan Dynasty in China.

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What happened to the Mongol Empire after Genghis Khan died?

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The empire was split between his sons into Khanates.

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Who was Marco Polo?

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An Italian man that traveled to China and wrote about what he saw.