The Mongols

Multiple Choice

Define "steppes"

• Tropical rainforests
• Areas with little rainfall and very cold winters

• Large, flat, arid, grassy plains

• Mountainous regions with low area between them

Multiple Select

Why didn't the Mongols need long supply lines like traditional armies? Choose the THREE best answers.

• They lived off the land.

• They took supplies from conquered enemies.

• Their mobility allowed them to quickly travel back home and resupply.

• They brought their entire society with them.

Multiple Choice

The Mongol armies were incredibly mobile, often taking enemies by complete surprise. The German did this with tanks in WWII. Their name for this fast style of warfare was Blitzkrieg. What does that term mean in English?

• thunderstorm warfare

• attack with overwhelming force

• sacking the enemy

• lightning war

​COMPOUND RECURVE BOW

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS NOT a reason that the Mongol bow was so effective?

• Its compound construction gave it a very strong pull with much less risk of it breaking.

• Its recurve shape allowed it to push the arrow a much longer distance than traditional bows, increasing its range.

• Its construction of bone and wood held together with horse glue and sinew made it very durable and able to function in harsh, wet conditions.

• Its smaller size made it easier to shoot in any direction from horseback, even backwards.

Multiple Select

"Shrewd diplomacy" means being able to solve leadership problems without force. Select the THREE answers which illustrate diplomacy.

• Promoted warriors based on performance, not tribal connections

• Spread conquered Mongol tribes to different military units so they couldn't get together and plot revenge

• Gave widows of fallen soldiers their loot so that husbands wouldn't be afraid to die in battle

• Executed all soldiers who did not follow orders correctly or promptly

Multiple Select

Which TWO of the following are reasons stated on the previous slide for why Genghis Khan may have begun to create an empire?

• The Mongol god Tengri told him to conquer the world

• The Mongols were attacked by the Chinese and wanted territorial safety

• A century-long draught forced them to migrate to new areas

• They heard of the gold in western Europe

Multiple Choice

The Mongols destroyed smaller cities and made robbery on trade routes a capital offense in order to increase trade between Asia and Europe. What did the Mongols hope to gain from increased trade? Choose the BEST answer.

• Increased tax revenue on traded goods

• Easy access to conquered areas

• They needed less rulers to occupy less cities

• They wanted Chinese silk

Open Ended

The Mongols would completely destroy cities that resisted them, but would generally spare cities that did not resist. What do you think was the purpose of this?

Match

Match the following words with the Mongol empire effects that best explain them.

• Mongol rule created a long period of little change

• Mongol rule forced an end to the fighting between other religious and political groups

• Goods, ideas, and culture moved freely between the East and West during the Pax Mongolia

Stability

Peace

Exchange

• Stability

• Peace

• Exchange

Match

The Mongols altered the history of Russia, China, Europe, and the Middle East. Match the effect to the region or country.

• The Mongol destruction of Kiev led to the rise of Moscow but caused the country to be isolated from the rest of Eastern Europe, leading to cultural stagnation.

• Created the Yuan Dynasty. Resistance to Mongol rule led to the formation of the White Lotus Society, which helped usher in the Ming Dynasty.

• Plagues spread by the Mongols reduced the population of this continent, weakened the Roman Catholic Church, but also brought it new science and medicine, helping launch the Renaissance.

• The end of Abbasid control made the divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims permanent.
  The fall of Baghdad led to the rise of the Ottoman Turks, who would eventually capture Constantinople and end the Byzantine Empire.

Russia

China

Europe

Middle East

• Russia

• China

• Europe

• Middle East

Open Ended

Describe at least two ways in which the Mongols were a significant factor in world history.