Chapter 11, Lesson 3 Review

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

• navigate the seas 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 Kahn

• Kublai Kahn

• Marco Polo

The Mongols were a nomadic warrior people who lived in clans, or ____.

• family ties

• tents

• cities

• harsh environments

this Mongol conqueror’s name means “strong ruler”

• Genghis Kahn

• Gobi

• Marco Polo

• steppes

• terror

the wide, rolling, grassy plains found in Central Asia

• Genghis Kahn

• Gobi

• Marco Polo

• steppes

• terror

violence meant to scare people into surrendering

• Genghis Kahn

• Gobi

• Marco Polo

• steppes

• terror

vast desert and the site of a 1206 meeting of Mongol leaders

• Genghis Kahn

• Gobi

• Marco Polo

• steppes

• terror

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

• Genghis Kahn

• Gobi

• Marco Polo

• steppes

• terror