The Mongol Empire

Multiple Choice

Why was it beneficial for Africans to convert to Islam?

• business and trade benefits

• no taxation

• life or death

• mandate of heaven

Multiple Choice

What were the major items traded along the Trans Sahara Trade route

• gold, slaves and porcelain

• silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

• gold, slaves and spices

• gold, salt, slaves and ivory

Multiple Choice

What were the major items traded along the Silk Road?

• gold, slaves and porcelain

• silk, porcelain, paper and gunpowder

• gold, slaves and spices

• gold, salt, slaves and ivory

Multiple Choice

The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which a vassal (serf) renders service to a lord and receives protection and land in return.

• Feudalism

• Serf

• Patriotism

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

What dynasties are considered the "Golden Age" of China?

• Tang and Song

• Song and Ming

• Song and Yuan

• Tang and Han

Multiple Choice

The Mayan economy was based on

• crafts and manufacturing.

• gold and silver mined in the highlands.

• agricultural produce, including maize, beans, and squash.

• the salt trade.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a significant impact of the Mongol Empire on world history?

• It facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication.

• It led to the isolation of different regions.

• It discouraged technological and cultural transfers.

• It prevented the rise of new imperial states.

• It facilitated Afro-Eurasian trade and communication.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Mongol khanates was established in China and incorporated traditional Chinese governance while maintaining Mongol military dominance?

• Golden Horde

• Ilkhanate

• Chagatai Khanate

• Yuan Dynasty

Multiple Select

Which regions were integrated into the global economy due to the expansion of the Mongol Empire and the stabilization of trade routes?

• Central Asia

• The Middle East

• Western Africa

• Parts of Eastern Europe

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of the Yam system developed by the Mongols?

• To collect taxes from conquered peoples

• To allow messengers to travel quickly and ensure efficient exchange of information

• To train Mongol soldiers in horseback riding

• To spread Buddhism across the empire

Multiple Choice

How did the expansion of the Mongol Empire facilitate Afro-Eurasian trade and communication?

• By establishing new trade routes and ensuring safety for merchants

• By isolating regions from each other

• By discouraging technological and cultural exchanges

• By limiting economic activities to only Mongol territories

The Effects of the Mongol Expansion

Conquered area of Silk Roads and revived trade

Created passports to protect merchants and diplomats across empire

Spread technologies through trade, such as paper and gunpowder

Spread disease such as the bubonic plague

As nomads, they had a high appreciation for trade with other societies and encouraged trade

The Effects of the Mongol Expansion on East Asia

Conquered the Song Dynasty and suspended the Confucian civil service bureaucracy

Mongols gave merchants a higher status than Confucianists did

Increased circulation of Chinese paper currency

Connected China to their postal station system

Under Mongol rule, paper and gunpowder spread from China

The Effects of the Mongol Expansion on the Middle East

Mongols destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258

The Dar al-Islam formed multiple Turkic Caliphates (Topic 1.2)

Mongols gave tax breaks to merchants, increasing trade

Islamic scholarship increased greatly with paper technology brought by Mongols

The Effects of the Mongol Expansion on Russian Civilization

Shifted political and religious center of Russian from Kiev to Moscow

Mongols ruled Russia as a vassal state, isolating them from Europe

Mongol occupation increased Russia’s knowledge of gunpowder

Mongol political structure impacted the later Russian state

Effects of Mongol Empire: Quick Summary

Modern concept of diplomacy (diplomatic immunity)

Religious toleration

Re-establishment of Silk Roads

Spread of technologies and disease

Destruction of Abbasid Caliphate in 1258

Destruction of Song Dynasty, setting up of Yuan Dynasty

Russia was a tributary state of Mongols, held back from progress