Mongols quiz

What was one way The Mongols gained and kept power?

• Inciting fear through war

• Uniting nomadic tribes

• Controlling important trade routes

• Building infrastructure and adopting new technologies

This European trader and explorer wrote of his journey and time in the court of Kublai Khan?

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Vasco de Gama

Why were the Mongols' so military successful?

• Speed

• Archery

• Their adaptability

• Their intimidation tactics

How did Genghis Khan succeed as a conqueror?

• through brilliant military strategy, organization, and ruthlessness
• through conquering only empires that had become weak
• through dressing his soldiers as warriors of the opposing country
• through being extremely nice to his enemies

What was true of the Mongol Empire?

• The Mongol Empire treated all conquered people horribly.
• Mongols refused to adopt aspects of the cultures they conquered.
• The Mongol Empire was the largest unified land empire in history.
• Mongols forced conquered peoples to convert to their religion.

What happened during the Pax Mongolica?

• The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were rebuilt.
• A cure for the bubonic plague was developed in China.
• Ideas and inventions spread with trade between Europe and China.
• Movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were invented.

What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?

• It included North and South America
• It was very small compared to other empires.
• It stretched across Europe and Asia.
• It was never peaceful or stable.

The ________ was highly valued amongst the Mongols.

• ability to run
• farming techniques
• ability to fight
• ability to write

After Genghis' death in 1227 Mongolia was divided into 4 sections called _________. 

• states
• counties
• Khans
• Khanates

Which did the Mongols NOT do?

• Destroyed whole villages that fought back
• Spread across and united almost all of Asia
• Forced nomadic way of life on conquered people
• Established a peaceful period of trade known as Pax Mongolica