China Review 7th

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.

Kublai Khan was the grandson of

• Marco Polo
• Genghis Kahn
• Justinian
• Confucious

________________ was the most famous European to visit China during the lifetime of Kublai Khan.  Later he described Kublai Khan and his court to Europeans.

• Marco Polo
• Genghis Kahn
• Justinian
• Charlesmagne

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

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

Why did the Mongols terrorize people?

• To spread fear, thus making them more likely to surrender without a fight
• To make them fight for their lives
• To make other people talk about them, and write about them in books
• They only terrorized people after they conquered them.

Which of the following world empires used a policy of isolationism?

• China

• Mogul Empire

• France

• Ottoman Empire

Which religion started in northern India and was carried into China?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism