Mongols (1200-1500)

Mongol society had all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

• total obedience to the khan
• marriage used as a means of alliance
• individuality of each person
• a nomadic lifestyle supported by herding & hunting

The ruler who unified the Mongols in 1206 was

• Kublai Khan
• Ogodei Khan
• Genghis Khan
• Jagadai Khan

The capital of the Mongol Empire was

• Beijing
• Karakorum
• Changan
• Delhi

Mongol armies used all of the following in their conquests EXCEPT

• armored horse warriors with bows
• catapults
• gunpowder & explosives
• building their armies with conquered peoples

The creator of the Yuan Dynasty in China was

• Genghis Khan
• Batu Khan
• Ogodei Khan
• Kublai Khan

Once Genghis Khan died, the Mongol Empire divided into 4 parts. Which was NOT a part of those divisions?

• Il-Khan states
• Khanate of the Golden Horde
• Khanate of the South
• Khanate of Jagadai

The Il-Khan state eventually came under the influence of which religion?

• Islam
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Buddhism

To raise money, the Il-Khans used which of the following ideas?

• tribute states around Central Asia
• feudal estates on the Deccan Plateau
• tax farming throughout the empire
• trade through the Indian Ocean Maritime System

The expansion of the Il-Khan state into northern India came under which ruler?

• Batu Khan
• Timur
• Alexander Nevsky
• Kublai Khan

A history of Genghis Khan was written by which man?

• Nasir al-Din Tusi
• Rashid al-Din
• Alexander Nevsky
• Juvaini