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WorksheetsForeign Contacts - Yuan Dynasty (Mongols)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
The Mongols conquered more land in 25 years than the ________ did in 400 years.
Chinese
Romans
Greeks
Muslims
Why did cities often surrender the moment the Mongols arrived?
The Mongols were really nice and the cities wanted to be helpful so they surrendered!
To avoid being slaughtered - the Mongols were vicious!
The cities hoped that by surrendering, the Mongols would allow their citizens to join the Mongol army.
Why did the Mongols value trade?
It gave them more power
It made people more afraid of them
because they could tax trade
They liked exploring
Which food became a staple of the Persian diet, thanks to the Mongol system of trade?
Beans
Pork
Sugar
Rice
True or False: The Mongols DIDN'T ASK the people they conquered to adopt their religion.
True
False
Which major disease do historians think Mongols were responsible for spreading?
Malaria
Small Pox
Scarlet Fever
The Black Death
Arguments for an Open-door policy for China during the Yuan Dynasty with foreign countries includes...
Foreigners are made government officials over the Chinese, who are considered the lowest class.
Knowledge and inventions that came to China like astronomical inventions
Merchants brought perfumes and medicines and ivory from afar.
Muslim knowledge of medicine and creation of hospitals
Arguments for an Closed-door policy for China during the Yuan Dynasty with foreign countries includes...
Foreigners are made government officials over the Chinese, who are considered the lowest class.
Merchants don’t have to pay taxes without travel restrictions - “special treatment.”
Trade secrets given away: printing techniques and gunpowder
Muslim knowledge of medicine and creation of hospitals
Which Mongol leader became emperor in 1279 A.D. and name his dynasty the Yuan Dynasty?
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Sea trade flourished under the Yuan dynasty. Which 3 countries did diamonds, ginger, and black pepper come from?
Korea
India
Sri Lanka
Java (modern-day Indonesia)
Which group of foreigners skilled in architecture brought to China helped build Beijing (called Dadu by the Mongols)?
Persians
Muslims
Indians
Koreans
Jamal al-Din, a _________________, astronomer, introduced new and better astronomical instruments, helped to develop a new calendar, and set up an observatory,
Persian
Muslim
Indian
Korean
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]
magnetic compass
gunpowder
printing
paddle boat
Which of the following was true for how Chinese felt under the rule of the Kublai Khan and the Mongols?
They disliked being ruled by foreigners since a few foreign government officials were harsh and dishonest.
Resentment of foreigners built up under the Yuan dynasty, making Chinese suspicious of foreigners
They resented being the lowest class and the restrictions put on them.
Who sent Marco Polo on inspection tours around Asia to represent the Yuan Dynasty?
Ogodei Khan
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Zheng He
