Ch. 4-3 The Mongols in China pages 149-156

This Mongol conqueror's name means "strong ruler"

• Genghis Khan

• Marco Polo

• Gobi

• Kublai Khan

The wide, grassy plains found in Central Asia

• Serengetti

• steppes

• Gobi

• Everest

Violence meant to scare a people into surrendering

• terror

• fear

• horror

• upheaval

Vast desert and site of a 1206 meeting of Mongol leaders

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Kalahari

• Mojave

Famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Megellan

• Mansa Musa

• Marco Polo

Early in their history, Mongols were known for the ability to

• navigate the season by mapping the stars.

• grow wheat.

• make fine jewelry and craft items for trade.

• use horses for fighting.

Officers in Genghis Khan's army were chosen for their

• abilities.

• family ties.

• learning.

• wealth.

The Mongol Empire was known as the largest ______ empire the world had ever known.

• cultural

• land

• military

• trade

By 1279, this Mongol ruler had completed the conquest of China.

• Alexander the Great

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Marco Polo

Merchants flocked to Quanzhou because it was

• an official Chinese trade city.

• China's main silk-producing city.

• the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

• located on the Yellow River.