Mongol Empire Review

Who were the Mongols?

• Herdsman who lived in the Andes Mountains

• Pastoral Nomadic tribes from the Eurasian Steppes

• Indigenous people of Southern India

• Arabic nomads of the North African coast

What title was adopted by Temujin after uniting the Mongol Clans?

• Genghis Khan

• Justinian Augustus

• Ivan the Great

• Tsar

What enabled the Mongols to easily defeat their enemies and become the world's largest empire?

• Skilled horseback riders

• Skilled archers

• Used deceit in battle, by luring armies into traps

• All of the above

What was NOT an achievement of the Pax Mongolica?

• Safer and improved trade on the Silk Roads

• Islam was abolished in the Middle East

• Religious toleration

• Low crime rate

What animal was greatly valued by the Mongol culture and helped them be successful on the battlefield?

• Cow

• Mule

• Horse

• Elephant

After the death of Genghis Khan

• The Mongol Empire divided into 4 Khanates

• The Mongols immediately gave up their conquests

• All Mongols became Islamic

• Mongol empires expanded into the American continents

The Mongol controlled regions of Russia was called

• The Khanate of the Golden Horde

• The Il-Khanate

• The Chagatai Khanate

• The Yuan Dynasty

In 1480, who was the Grand Prince of Moscow who refused to pay Tribute to the Mongols, eventually defeating them in battle?

• Prince Henry

• Ivan the Great

• Prince Vladimir

• Nicholas II

After the expulsion of the Mongols from Eastern Europe, _____________ became the capital city of Ivan the Great's empire in Russia.

• Kiev

• Budapest

• Constantinople

• Moscow

Which is NOT an impact the Middle East had on the Mongols who resided there in the 1300's?

• Mongols converted to Islam

• Mongols stopped collecting tribute

• Mongols gave up nomadic lifestyle

• Mongols became permanent members of Middle Eastern society