Chapter 13 Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath 1200-1500

The Mongol way of life, forced by a scarcity of resources, was called

• nomadism

• isolationism

• hunterism

• agriculturalism

Which of the following was never under Mongol occupation or forced to pay tribute?

• China

• Japan

• Korea

• Champa

The term “tsar” was of ____ origin

• Latin

• Mongol

• Chinese

• Byzantine

Mongol rulers in China were increasingly influenced by the idea of a universal rulership model by religious leaders called lamas from

• Tibet

• India

• Vietnam

• Korea

In 1260, major divisions emerged between the Mongol khans because..

• . many branches refused to accept Khubilai as Great Khan

• Batu and Khubilai teamed up against Jagadai

• Jagadai did not accept Shamanism

• some refused to accept an alliance with the Mamluks

In 1453, the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II captured which important Christian city of the Byzantine Empire?

• Constantinople

• Vienna

• Kiev

• Paris

Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan, the emperor Yongle put an emphasis on...

• trans-Pacific exploration.

• maritime trade connecting with Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.

• trade through Buddhist monasteries.

• overland trade through India and Arabia.

In 1295, the Il-khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion?

• Shinto

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

The Russian prince who advocated cooperation with the Mongols to avoid destructive assimilation was...

• Alexander Nevskii

• Vladimir the Viking

• Dmitri Donskoi

• Ivan III

One effect of the rise of cities in Yuan China was...

• the increasing influence of Mandarin.

• the decline of the prestige of the warrior class.

• improved nutrition of the urban population.

• the rise of a class of educated holy men.