Mongols

Base your answer to the following question on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. The map shows that the Mongol Empire stretched across

• A. Africa and Southeast Asia

• B. North America and Europe

• C. Europe and Asia

• D. South America and Asia

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Which statement supports the claim that diversity was an important characteristic of the Mongol Empire (1200–1350)?

• All people in the Mongol Empire were Hindu.

• The Mongol Empire ruled peoples from China, Russia, eastern Europe, and India.

• Genghis Khan organized a network of communication across the Empire.

• The Mongol Empire covered only central Asia.

1. - Developed a tribute system

2. - Reestablished trade along the Silk Roads

3. - Created an empire from Eastern Europe to the Pacific coast of Asia

5. Which group was responsible for the results described above?

• Huns

• Japanese

• Koreans

• Mongols

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies. The purpose of the Great Wall was to

• protect the Chinese from the nomadic tribes of northern and central Asia

• supply food from the south to Khanbalik (Beijing)

• control the flood waters of the Huang He and the Chang Jiang rivers

• protect the port city of Guangzhou

Which statement is best supported by the information on this map?

• By 1300, the Mongol Empire had reached the Red Sea.

• The Mongol Empire controlled India and Japan by 1300.

• By 1300, most of Europe had been conquered by the Mongols.

• The Mongol Empire controlled a large portion of Asia by 1300.

The information provided by the map indicates that in 1280 the Mongols controlled

• areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe

• territory from eastern China to eastern Europe

• Japan and Korea

• all of Asia

In less than 50 years, it was the largest unified land empire in history. In 1279, it was the first foreign group to gain complete control of China. It made the caravan routes across Asia safe for trade and travel. When attempting to conquer Japan in 1274 and 1281, its fleets were destroyed by storms.

Which empire is most closely associated with these statements?

• Persian

• Gupta

• Ottoman

• Mongol

What was the effect of the extensive Mongol Empire on the people who lived in Europe and Asia in the 1200s?

• development of a common language

• adoption of Confucian ideas and practices

• expansion of Japanese cultural traditions

• significant increases in trade and travel

Which group of people ruled much of Asia during the period shown on this map?

• Mongol

• Indian

• Japanese

• European

Which situation was a result of Pax Mongolica?

• Trade increased between Europe and Asia.

• China became isolated from its neighbors.

• Warfare between Japan and Vietnam escalated.

• Europeans conquered the Aztecs and Incas.