The Mongol Empire Review

Match the following definitions to the terms

• Persons who represent a government in dealings with other countries

• Genghis Khan

• Fierce nomadic warriors who lived in the vast plains of NW China

• Khanate

• Independent family group

• Mongols

• Original ruler of all Mongols

• Clans

• One of the parts of the Mongol Empire

• Diplomats

Reorder the following events (1 being the earliest to 5 being the most recent)

• Kublai Khan took control of China

• Trade expanded, diplomats visited China

• China was divided up into 4 khanates

• Marco Polo served as a government official to Kublai Khan

• Mongols invaded China

Which of the following is NOT considered an action taken by Genghis Khan?

• United Mongol Tribes

• Conquered North & West China

• Became a universal ruler

• Led a weak and unstable army

Kublai Khan was related to what other individual?

• Genghis Khan

• Marco Polo

• Siddhartha

• Emperor Qin

Khanate is another term which most closely means...

• ruler

• region

• resource

Which of the following was the largest of the 4 khanates?

• Khanate of the Golden Horde

• Ilkhanate

• Chagatai Khanate

• Khanate of the Great Khan

Divide the Mongol Empire into the 4 khanates.

Which of the following was not considered a trade route that the Mongols used under Kublai Khan?

• Silk Road

• Seas

• Air

Kublai Khan favored what religion?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Islam

The Mongol rule continued long after Kublai Khan's death.

• True

• False