The Mongolian Empire

The man who led the Turkish army and captured Constantinople in 1453 was

• Tamerlane

• Mehmed II

• Istanbul

• None of the answers are correct

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Ottomans were...

• descendants of the Mongols

• Persians

• Turkish people

• Greek Warriors

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All of the following caused the decline of Mongol rule in China except

• peasant rebellions

• The spread of disease among the population.
• high taxes

• The introduction of new technologies and trade routes.

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During the thirteenth century, long-distance trade in Eurasia increased primarily because

• the establishment of the Mongol Empire and the Silk Road trade routes
• the invention of the printing press
• Mongol policies encouraged economic growth and specialization of production in various regions.

• the rise of maritime trade in the Mediterranean

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As for their rule in China, the Mongols...

• ruled China as the Yuan Dynasty, introducing foreign governance

• resisted assimilation to Chinese cultural traditions

• used Confucian scholars in government and promoted Buddhism.

• all of these are correct

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Observing Mongol rule in Persia and China, one can say that the Mongols were

• adaptable rulers who integrated local cultures
• military leaders focused solely on expansion
• isolated rulers who rejected local traditions
• tyrannical conquerors who imposed their culture

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Which of the following did not contribute to the failure of Khubilai's ventures in Japan and Southeast Asia?

• The Mongol navies were destroyed by Japanese kamikaze

• Insufficient resources for expansion
• Lack of military technology
• Bubonic plague erupted and took great tolls among the conquered populations

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After Genghis Khan's death, the Mongol Empire was divided into four regional empires. China, as one of the regional empires, was ruled by

• Kublai Khan or "Yuan Dynasty"

• Temujin
• Ogedei Khan
• Genghis Khan

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Genghis Khan led his army to Persia and wreaked massive destruction on the conquered land. The immediate reason for this havoc was

• to seek revenge against the shah for murdering his trade envoy

• to secure gold and diamond mines to pay his troops

• to learn how to use the qanat irrigation system

• all of these answers are correct

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According to the eyewitness account of Marco Polo, the Mongols' military tactics included

• swift surprise attacks, utilizing their superior cavalry

• feigned retreats to lure enemies into ambushes

• a strategy of psychological warfare to instill fear in their opponents

• All of the answers are correct