Taxing Times for Kublai Khan (Mongols)

Who were the Mongols led by when they conquered all of China?

• Chinggis Khan and Kublai Khan

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What did Kublai Khan name the new capital city he built?

• Dadu

• Beijing

• Tokyo

• Delhi

What was Kublai Khan's palace known for?

• Being huge and ornate

• Being small and simple

• Being made of wood

• Being underground

How did the Chinese feel about the foreign tax officials?

• They hated them

• They loved them

• They ignored them

• They were amused by them

What did some people believe about Kublai Khan?

• He had been bewitched

• He was a great magician

• He could fly

• He was invisible

What did the advisers tell Kublai Khan about the tax minister?

• He had been stealing

• He was very honest

• He was a hero

• He was a spy

Why did Kublai Khan keep raising taxes?

• To build more schools

• To pay for his palace and officials

• To help the poor

• To buy more land

What was one reason the Mongols started losing battles?

• They had fewer soldiers

• They ran out of weapons

• They were fighting in far-off places

• They were not trained well

What did the Japanese call the typhoon that destroyed the Mongol fleet?

• The great storm

• The divine wind

• The heavenly rain

• The mighty wave

What happened to Kublai Khan's favorite son?

• He became emperor

• He moved to Japan

• He died

• He was captured