The Mongols

Which best describes Mongolia's geography?

• mostly steppe, or grassland plains

• rain forest

• river valley

• desert

Why have Mongolians typically lived as nomads?

• They do not like houses

• The land is not arable for farming

• They would rather live on boats

• They are not nomads

Mongolia is located between which two countries?

• France and Italy

• China and Japan

• China and Russia

• China and India

Which technological invention allowed the Mongols to become the great horse-riding warriors?

• the saddle

• the reigns

• the stirrup

• the horseshoe

True or False: The Mongol Empire was the single largest CONNECTED empire in world history.

• True

• False

Who was responsible for uniting nomadic tribes of Mongolia?

• Temujin

• Khan

• Taizong

• Kublai Khan

After uniting the nomadic tribes, Temujin was known as

• Kublai Khan

• Genghis Khan

• Wrath of Khan

• Haido

What did Genghis Khan do as a leader?

• encouraged some religious freedom

• banned theft

• banned selling of women as property

• exempted poor from taxation

• all of the these

The secret coded law set by Genghis Khan is known as

• Kyoshi

• Yassa

• Sozin

• Sokka

True or False: The Roman Empire was twice the size of the Mongol empire

• True

• False