East Asian Empires

Mongol soldiers were superb shoemen, having spent all their lives in the saddle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Samurai lived according to a demanding code of behavior called

• Bushido

• samurai

• Angkor Wat,

What dynasty lasted four and a half centuries, from 935 to 1392

• Kaypar Dynasty

• Koryu Dynasty

• Young Dynasty

What is a large, flatland grass area that is often found in places like Mongolia in Eurasia?

• river valley

• steppe

• peninsula

• strait

A nomad that often herded domesticated animals was a(n):

• retiarius

• clan member

• agriculturalist

• pastoralist

What was the group called that often had members that claimed common ancestry in places like Mongolia?

• pacts

• alliances

• guilds

• clans

Nomads in Mongolia often traveled on:

• horses

• paved roads

• wagons

• boats

The unifier of Mongolia around 1200 A.D. named Temujin, later Genghis, took title of:

• Caesar

• Kaiser

• Tsar

• Khan

How many khanates was Mongolia divided into after Genghis Khan's death?

• 5

• 4

• 2

• 10

What did Mongols often do during their peaceful rule?

• wipe out cities and regions

• adopt and tolerate other cultures

• expand their empire more

• drive captured people into slavery