WorksheetsThe Mongol Empire as a Eurasian Network
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What encouraged diversity in the empire?
a)
The Mongols conquered all places, including the Americas to diversify their empire
b)
Diplomacy led to easy diffusion of trade and people.
c)
The Mongols were pastoral people from many places, including Africa and Australia
d)
Their capital of Hangzhou was a mixing pot of people.
2.
What was Karakorum?
a)
The capital of the Mongol Empire. Religiously diverse.
b)
A group of Mongols who believed in interfaith marriage.
c)
A major trading port in the Mongol Empire for Buddhists only.
d)
A Mongol khan who had a wife of a different religion
3.
What helped the growth of the Mongol economy?
a)
Encouraged trade with China as the center brought in tax profit, etc
b)
A large rice based agriculture traded with Japan for profit
c)
Genghis Khan pillaged from conquered regions
d)
Maritime trade with North America led to wealth
4.
What was the center of the Mongol trading circuit?
a)
Kiev
b)
Japan
c)
China
d)
Taiwan
5.
Who benefited the most from cross culture interactions?
a)
The Mongols
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
The Chinese
6.
How did the Black Death spread?
a)
Through trade, and rodents/fleas
b)
Through European explorers like Marco Polo
c)
Through North American merchants
d)
Through the migration of Russians to China
7.
What were some effects of the plague?
a)
More technology was invented to help combat illness
b)
Population increased with gained immunity
c)
Heavy decrease in population and increase of religion
d)
Decreasing of faith in God
8.
How was Europe in particular effected by the plague?
a)
Overpopulation solved, higher pay given, less competition
b)
More migration to South America
c)
Many people converted to another faith after praying did not solve plague
d)
Europe was not as badly effected as Asian countries, with no significant impact
9.
What happened after the death of Great Khan Ogodei?
a)
Mongol leaders rejoiced at the death of Ododei, a tyrant
b)
The Mongol Empire collapsed
c)
Mongol leaders were forced to retreat to Mongolia from East Europe
d)
Mongol leaders invaded East Europe
10.
Describe paintings during the Black Death
a)
Painters were optimistic, painting a plague free world
b)
Paintings were dark and represented death
c)
No paintings were created because many artists had died
d)
Paintings were of different, plague free regions
11.
What forms of religious outbreak were caused by the plague?
a)
People refused to worship, abandoning religion/hope
b)
Religious structures were smashed.
c)
Cults formed in attempts to create new religions to combat the plague
d)
War broke out between England and France
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