The Mongols

Which leader united the many different Mongol Tribes to become the "Universal Ruler" or "Genghis Khan"?

• Temujin
• Kublai
• Taizu
• Wendi

Which of the following does not describe Genghis Khan?

• He was a Brilliant organizer
• He was an intelligent strategist
• he established the Yuan Dynasty
• He was very cruel to his enemies

The Mongol Empire was divided into 4 semi-autonomous units. What were they called?

• the Sultanates
• the Khanates
• the city-states
• the Emirates

Which best describes the Pax Mongolica?

• a term referring to peaceful wat Mongol negotiated with their neighbors
• a term referring to a meeting of Mongol Tribal Chiefs
• a term referring to the safety along trade routes within the Mongol Empire

Which best describes Kublai Khan?

• He was the Japanese Shogun who repelled 2 Mongol invasions of Japan
• He was the Chinese Emperor of the Song Dynasty who submitted the Mongol Rule in the 1300s 
• He was the Mongol Ruler who conquered China and began the Yuan Dynasty

Japanese Historians say Japan was saved from the mongols by a "Kamikaze". Which best defines the Kamikaze that saved Japan from the Mongols.

• Fearless Samurai who sacrificed their lives fighting the Mongols
• a "divine wind" that accompanied a storm that sunk most of the ships of the invading Mongol army
• Japanese "kami" or demons that attacked Mongol Ships with huge waves during the invasion

Which best describes Marco Polo?

• an Italian boy who was adopted by the Mongol Khan, and wrote a book about his life as a Mongol Prince
• an Italian merchant who helped write a book about his travels to china and service under Kublai Khan. 
• an Italian trader who captained ships that sailed to China and Traded with the Chinese under Kublai Khan. He recorder the trip in a diary. 

Failed wars against the Japanese and peoples of South Asia, rebellions fueled by several years of famine, floods and disease, and constant infighting amongst Mongol rulers are causes of...

• the decline of the Yuan Dynasty
• the decline of the Khanate of the Golden Horde
• the decline of the Song Dynasty
• the fall of the Japanese Shogunate of Kyoto

Which is true concerning the relationship between the steppe nomads of Central Asia and settled societies? 

• the nomads lived in constant fear of being attacked by peoples from powerful cities
• the settled societies were often attacked and raided by peoples from the steppe
• there was almost no trade between the nomads and the city-dwellers

Which best describes the Yuan Dynasty of China?

• Chinese Dynasty began by General Yuan Fe after the fall of the Mongol Empire
• Chinese Dynasty began by Genghis Khan after he conquered China
• Chinese Dynasty established by Kublai Khan after he conquered China
• Chinese Dynasty established by the Japanese Empire after it Conquesred China