History Quiz

Which region gained the most from the exchanges of ideas and technologies facilitated by the Mongol Empire?

• China

• The Middle East

• Europe

• Sub-Saharan Africa

A circular, felt-covered tent that the Mongols used for shelter

• Yum - Yum

• Yurt

• Yeti

• Yo-Yo

In comparison to the Mongol conquests of Persia and China, Mongol rule in Russia

• did not depend on local elites to govern

• resulted in the creation of a mixed-race population

• penetrated all the way to village level

• was not accompanied by Mongol occupation

The founder of Buddhism

• Mohammad

• Jesus

• Asoka

• Siddhartha Gautama

Another word for a separation - the split of the Catholic church

• divide

• partial

• tear

• schism

Disagreement over which of the following contributed to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?

• The missionary impulse

• Veneration of icons

• The religious authority of the Bible

• Justinian’s Code

Most revered city of Islam

• Baghdad

• Medina

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

The Confucian belief that family members should subordinate their needs to the males heads of the family.

• varna

• dao

• enlightenment

• filial piety

The Chinese Dynasty from 581 to 618 that brought unity to China

• Tang

• Sui

• Song

• Yuan

A belief system that teaches to seek happiness and wisdom by following the path

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Daoism

• Hinduism