5.3 Review - The Mongols in China

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What is a vast desert and the site of the 1206 meeting of Mongol leaders?

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Gobi

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This Mongol conqueror's name means "Strong ruler."

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Genghis Khan

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Who is the famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China?

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Marco Polo

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Officers in Genghis Khan's army were chosen for their

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abilities

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This is violence meant to scare people into surrendering.

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terror

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This is a wide, grassy plain found in Central Asia.

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steppe

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The Mongol Empire was known as the largest _______ empire the world had ever known.

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land

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Mongols were known for

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being fierce warriors

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By 1279, this Mongol ruler had completed the conquest of China.

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Kublai Khan

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Many people would rather surrender to the Mongols than have to fight them.

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True