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The Mongols

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A famous European traveler who went to China

a)

George Washington

b)

Kublai Khan

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

Marco Polo

2.
How was trade along the Silk Road effected under the Mongol Empire?
a)
Mongols made them safer for merchants
b)
Mongols hated the trade routes
c)
It was unaffected
d)
Trade spread ideas not luxury goods
3.

Where was the home of the Mongols in relation to China?

a)

North of China

b)

South of China

c)

Near Tibet

d)

On the islands

4.
What was Genghis Khan's real name?
a)
Temujin
b)
Zheng-He
c)
Xiao-Na
d)
Choujin
5.

True/False The Mongols rarely imposed thier beliefs or way of life on people the conquered. While ferocious in war, they were quire tolerant in peace.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Kublai Khan etablished a new dyansty when he ruled over China. He called this dyansty the _____________

a)

Shang

b)

Yuan

c)

Song

d)

Tang

7.

What did the Mongols do to the religions of the people they conquered?

a)

They allowed them to exist and did not bother them

b)

They converted to whatever religion they conquered

c)

They forced the people they conquered to forget their religion

d)

They killed all the priests and burned all the places of worshipped they conquered

8.

What type of food did the Mongols spread to the rest of the world?

a)

They introduced Rice to the Persians

b)

They introduced olives to Europe

c)

They introduced to the world Sheep milk

d)

They shared how to eat horse meat

9.

How was Japan saved from the Mongols?

a)

A typhoon stopped the invasion

b)

A large Samurai and Ninja army defeated the Mongols

c)

Genghis Khan died before the Invasion

d)

The Japanese navy defeated the Mongols in the ocean

10.

What happened to the Empire after Genghis Khan died?

a)

It was split into 4 "Khanates"

b)

It was conquered by 4 other empires

c)

It split in half, similar to Rome

d)

It broke down and stopped existing as an empire

11.

What dynasty did the Yuan replace?

a)

Song

b)

Tang

c)

Sui

d)

none

12.

Who was the famous European who visited China during the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

King Richard I

13.

One of the reasons the Mongols were successful conquerors was

a)

They live in yurts.

b)

Their skill at horse and bow.

c)

Their ability to read and write.

d)

They valued Chinese government.

14.

The dynasty that was the result of the defeat of the Mongols and reuniting China.

a)

Ming

b)

Han

c)

Yuan

d)

Tang

15.

Who was the Mongol emperor of the Yuan dynasty?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Ogedei Khan

d)

Temujin