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Foreign Contacts - Yuan Dynasty (Mongols)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Mongols conquered more land in 25 years than the ________ did in 400 years.

a)

Chinese

b)

Romans

c)

Greeks

d)

Muslims

2.

Why did cities often surrender the moment the Mongols arrived?

a)

The Mongols were really nice and the cities wanted to be helpful so they surrendered!

b)

To avoid being slaughtered - the Mongols were vicious!

c)

The cities hoped that by surrendering, the Mongols would allow their citizens to join the Mongol army.

3.

Why did the Mongols value trade?

a)

It gave them more power

b)

It made people more afraid of them

c)

because they could tax trade

d)

They liked exploring

4.

Which food became a staple of the Persian diet, thanks to the Mongol system of trade?


a)

Beans

b)

Pork

c)

Sugar

d)

Rice

5.

True or False: The Mongols DIDN'T ASK the people they conquered to adopt their religion.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which major disease do historians think Mongols were responsible for spreading?

a)

Malaria

b)

Small Pox

c)

Scarlet Fever

d)

The Black Death

7.

Arguments for an Open-door policy for China during the Yuan Dynasty with foreign countries includes...

a)

Foreigners are made government officials over the Chinese, who are considered the lowest class.

b)

Knowledge and inventions that came to China like astronomical inventions

c)

Merchants brought perfumes and medicines and ivory from afar.

d)

Muslim knowledge of medicine and creation of hospitals

8.

Arguments for an Closed-door policy for China during the Yuan Dynasty with foreign countries includes...

a)

Foreigners are made government officials over the Chinese, who are considered the lowest class.

b)

Merchants don’t have to pay taxes without travel restrictions - “special treatment.”

c)

Trade secrets given away: printing techniques and gunpowder

d)

Muslim knowledge of medicine and creation of hospitals

9.

Which Mongol leader became emperor in 1279 A.D. and name his dynasty the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Kublai Khan

10.

Sea trade flourished under the Yuan dynasty. Which 3 countries did diamonds, ginger, and black pepper come from?

a)

Korea

b)

India

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Java (modern-day Indonesia)

11.

Which group of foreigners skilled in architecture brought to China helped build Beijing (called Dadu by the Mongols)?

a)

Persians

b)

Muslims

c)

Indians

d)

Koreans

12.

Jamal al-Din, a _________________, astronomer, introduced new and better astronomical instruments, helped to develop a new calendar, and set up an observatory,

a)

Persian

b)

Muslim

c)

Indian

d)

Korean

13.

Under the Yuan Dynasty (Mongols), skills and information flowed from China to other parts of the world. As a result, Europeans learned of these two inventions.... [Choose 2]

a)

magnetic compass

b)

gunpowder

c)

printing

d)

paddle boat

14.

Which of the following was true for how Chinese felt under the rule of the Kublai Khan and the Mongols?

a)

They disliked being ruled by foreigners since a few foreign government officials were harsh and dishonest.

b)

Resentment of foreigners built up under the Yuan dynasty, making Chinese suspicious of foreigners

c)

They resented being the lowest class and the restrictions put on them.

15.

Who sent Marco Polo on inspection tours around Asia to represent the Yuan Dynasty?

a)

Ogodei Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Zheng He