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WorksheetsCh. 4 Mongols
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 21mins
What advantage did the Mongols have over surrounding peoples?
They were mostly literate, unlike China who mostly was illiterate
They had more equality than surrounding peoples
Their cavalry, fighting from horseback, unlike the Chinese who were not as well trained
They didn't care about religion, where as the Chinese made Confucianism the official religion
What physical feature separates India and China?
Gobi Desert
Yangtze River
Himalayas
Plateau of Tibet
Where did the Mongols come from?
China
Persia
Mongolia
Europe
What are wide, grassy plains that stretch from the Black Sea to northern China?
yurts
plateau
plains
steppes
What physical feature lies in the red lines on the map?
Himalayas
Yellow River
Tibet
Plateau of Tibet
Which of these were the Mongols skilled at?
Carpentry
Blacksmiths
Art
Fighting
What did the Mongols learn at a very young age?
How to build yurts
How to ride horseback
How to shoot bows and arrows
How to herd animals
Who was elected leader of the Mongols in 1206?
Kublai Khan
Temujin
Yangdi
Marco Polo
Select ALL of the following reasons for Genghis Khan's success.
organized laws to form new legal code
settled in one area north of China
well fortified empire
used clan chiefs to plan military campaigns
skilled warriors
Which of these describes Genghis Khan's army?
small numbers with large units
disorganized
weak leadership
organized units
What was unique about how Genghis Khan chose his officers?
They were all related to him
They had all won their positions by killing the officer before them
they were chosen for their abilities
they were chosen for their social positions
What physical feature more than likely halted the Mongol conquest of northern Africa?
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Himalayas
Mediterranean Sea
What did the Mongols learn from the Chinese?
Woodblock printing
Fighting techniques
Code of law
use of gunpowder
Khanbaliq is what modern day city?
Chang Jiang
Laingzhou
Beijing
Baghdad
Who established the capital of Khanbaliq?
Kublai Khan
Genghis Khan
Temujin
Yangdi
What did Kublai Khan do in 1279?
Conquered Baghdad
Moved the capital to Khanbaliq
Conquered southern China
Conquered northern China
What were Mongol and Chinese relations like?
They mingled socially but did not adopt religious traditions
They were very similar and developed a cohesive culture
They did not get along and often were at odds over decisions
They lived apart and did not mix socially
What Chinese tradition was halted by the Mongols?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Kinship
Civil Service Examinations
What dynasty was set up in China by the Mongols?
Tang
Sui
Quin
Yuan
What is the name Temujin took later?
Jongfu Khan
Qublai Khan
Jenli Khan
Chinggis Khan
Who ruled after Temujin?
Kubla Khan
Jengis Khan
Qublai Khan
Taimur Khan
Which Dynasty came into power after Yuan Dynasty?
Mughal Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Yang Dynasty
Mongols
Who did Yuan dynasty launch failed naval invasions against?
Europe
India
Mesopotamia
Japan
The title Genghis Kahn means ...
Strong ruler
Team builder
People unifier
Excellent leader
These people stopped the Mongols in Egypt
Mamluks
Abbasids
Moores
Saxons
The Mongolian Empire was divided into 3 realms what were they?
China/Mongolia, Russia and Persia
East, West, South
Asia, Europe, Middle East
Beijing, Moscow, Riyadh
Before the Mongol Empire which of the following describes the role pastoral societies played in world history?
They preserved the lifestyle of gathering and hunting societies.
They spread their polytheistic religions to neighboring civilizations.
They created a series of pastoral empires and controlled major trade routes but were not organized.
They introduced new political models that reshaped the states of older civilizations.
Why did pastoral herding societies emerge only in the Afro-Eurasian world and not in the Americas?
The environments in the Americas were not suitable for pastoral societies.
The settled societies in the Americas lacked the necessary military prowess.
There was a lack of large animals that could be domesticated in the Americas.
There were no agricultural societies with which to trade in the Americas.
Mongol conquests of Persia and Chinawas more of a direct rule with Mongol occupation, Mongol rule in Russia
did not depend on local elites to govern.
was not accompanied by Mongol occupation.
penetrated all the way to the village level.
esulted in the creation of a mixed-race population.
Which of the following was an obstacle / problem to the creation of large empires among pastoralists?
Lack of charismatic leaders
Lack of horses and weapons
Internal rivalry between clans
Ignorance of mounted warfare
Refer to Map 11.1 in the textbook page 466. Which country was not conquered by the Mongols despite repeated invasions because of hurricanes?
Persia
Russia
Korea
Japan
Which of the following contributed to Temujin’s rise to power and recognition as Chinggis Khan of the Great Mongol Nation?
The effect of the Black Death on agricultural and pastoral societies
The support of the clan of his father, who was a powerful chief
The incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces to improve his peoples lives ad abilities.
The construction of the largest navy in the world at the time
The plague, also called the _______________, spread across Eurasia along the Mongol trade routes starting in the 1330s.
the Great Plague
the Black Death
the Great Dying
the Mongol Plague
