Ch5 Lesson 3

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

• family groups

  
  

• tents

  
  

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  harsh environments

  
  

• cities

  
  

What was Genghis Khan's main goal as leader of the Mongols?

• What was Genghis Khan's main goal as leader of the Mongols?

• to conquer lands beyond Mongolia

• 
  

  to unite China after years of civil war

  
  

• to establish trade relations with Europeans

  
  

Mongol warriors were greatly feared for their use of ____ in fighting their enemies.

• 
  

  maps

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  terror

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  fire lances

• horses

At the height of its power and influence, the Mongol Empire stretched from eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean and from Siberia to the Himalaya mountain ranges.

• FALSE

• TRUE

What did the Mongols learn from the Chinese?

• how to use gunpowder as a weapon

  
  

• how to establish trade routes

  
  

• how to rule vast lands

• how to pass the civil service examination

Who was Kublai Khan?

• an explorer

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  the son of Genghis Khan

  
  

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  the first Yuan emperor

• 
  

  a poet

  
  

The Mongols in China practiced Buddhism and respected the religions of others.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Because the Mongols had their own language, laws, and customs, they ____.

• lived among the Chinese in order to become more like them

  
  

• insisted that the Chinese adopt Mongol ways and traditions

• sent their children to Chinese schools

  
  

• 
  

  did not mix socially with the Chinese

Who was the most famous European to live in China during the period of Mongol rule?

• 
  

  Christopher Columbus

• Genghis Khan

• 
  

  Marco Polo

• Kublai Khan

  
  

The Mongols expanded their empire by conquering Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

• FALSE

• TRUE