Mongol Empire Quiz

The establishment of the Mongol Empire directly facilitated which of the following?

• The spread of Persian culture into Central Asia

• Improved ship designs and navigation techniques for oceanic commerce

• The development of Mongolian as the primary written language of administration across most of Eurasia

• Increased cultural and technological exchange between the Islamic world and China

During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, territories under Mongol control benefited from which of the following?

• Widespread adoption of Buddhist religious practices

• Trade that tied several distinct regional networks together

• Trade that facilitated the spread of Christianity throughout the Indian Ocean region

• Widespread adoption of Confucian family hierarchies

The Mongol conquests of much of Eurasia in the thirteenth century tended to encourage trade along the Silk Roads primarily by

• discouraging seaborne trade along the Indian Ocean routes that competed with the Silk Roads

• opening large new markets for both European and East Asian goods in Central Asia

• increasing the demand for military supplies needed by the Mongol armies that occupied various regions

• decreasing the risk of bandit attacks and reducing the number of local rulers collecting tribute from trade caravans

What religion was selected by Prince Vladimir to be the official religion of Russia in 989? (32b)

• Islam

• Judaism

• Roman Catholicism

• Eastern Orthodoxy

______________ was the first to unite Mongol clans under his leadership and took the name of “universal ruler,” or ______________ in 1206. (32e)

• Kublai Khan/The Great Khan

• Octavian/Augustus

• Temujin/Genghis Khan

• Kunfu-Tze/Confucius

• Alexander the Great/King of Macedonia

Which of the following is a way in which the Mongol conquerors showed respect for their Chinese subjects? (32e)

• Genghis Khan ruled over China as emperor

• Chinese culture and government disappeared forever

• Kublai Khan established the Yuan dynasty.

• Foreign trade decreased because of the cruelty of Kublai Khan

All of the following were reasons why Genghis Khan was such a good conqueror EXCEPT

• He was exceptionally cruel and frightened his enemies into surrendering

• He was a brilliant strategist who used tricks and traps to catch his enemies

• He was very organized and divided his men into groups so that they had extra horses

• He was able to use iron weapons for the first time in history

Why did Kiev become a leading trading center in Eastern Europe during the 9th century?

• The fall of Constantinople allowed it to become a leading city for trade.

• It was strategically located on the Dnieper River and close to Constantinople's markets.

• It had strict regulations on who could buy and sell goods at markets.

• Justinian had declared Kiev to be the Christian center of Russia.

Much of what we know about the Yuan Dynasty is based upon the travel narratives kept by

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Christopher Columbus

________________________ who journeyed from Venice to China in 1275 by way of the silk roads:

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama