China and the Mongol Conquest

Location of Mongolia

• East of China

• South of China

• North of China

• West of China

Which of the following was not an aspect of the Mongol lifestyle?

• Lived in tents

• Mined for gold

• Raised horses

• Were nomadic

In 1206 this general is elected the ruler of a united Mongolia.

• Kublai Khan

• Yuan Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Marco Polo

When they ruled China how did the Mongols treat other religious groups?

• Tolerant and allowed individual worship.

• Only Buddhism and Hinduism was allowed.

• Daosim was outlawed.

• Christians were stopped at the Great Wall and turned away.

Why did trade increase and prosper under Mongol rule of China?

• They built more ships than any Dynasty.

• They began to trade with African Nations

• Their horses were faster than any camel caravan

• The Silk Road was under complete control in Mongol and Chinese territories.

Khanbaliq became the capital of the Empire under which ruler?

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Ibn Battuta

• Yuan Khan

This adventurer explorer from Italy eventually became a ruler of the Chinese city of Yangzhou.

• Temujin

• Koryo Polo

• Galileo

• Marco Polo

Warships of Mongol ruled China conquered neighbors Korea and Viet Nam but failed when trying to conquer which nearby nation?

• Thailand

• Japan

• India

• Cambodia

Though it was prosperous and successful most Chinese people believed the Mongols were barbarians and the Yuan Dynasty ended after only____________________

• 100 years

• 150 years

• 30 years

• 75 years

A large area of flat unforested grassland.

• Stepes

• Plains

• Tundra

• Steppes