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Mongols

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This map shows the _________ empire
a)
Mongol
b)
Tong
c)
Khan
d)
Byzantine
2.

This is the vast grassland that stretches across Northern Asia

a)

Siberia

b)

Steppe

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

3.

The ___________________ was largely key to the Mongols success. It provided transportation and food

a)

Cow

b)

Lizard

c)

Horse

d)

Ox

4.

What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?

a)

It included North and South America

b)

It was very small compared to other empires.

c)

It stretched across Europe and Asia.

d)

It was never peaceful or stable.

5.
What factors contributed to the rise of the Mongol Empire?
a)
Leadership of Genghis Khan
b)
Use of the Stirrup
c)
Excellent horsemanship
d)
All of the above
6.

Around 1200 CE, this person unified the Mongol Empire

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Confucius

d)

Marco Polo

7.
What was Genghis Khan's real name?
a)
Temujin
b)
Zheng-He
c)
Xiao-Na
d)
Choujin
8.
Why did the Mongols terrorize people?
a)
To spread fear, thus making them more likely to surrender without a fight
b)
To make them fight for their lives
c)
To make other people talk about them, and write about them in books
d)
They only terrorized people after they conquered them.
9.

Eventually the Mongols would divided their empire into four regions or _______________

a)

Sects

b)

Divisions

c)

Khanates

d)

Territories

10.

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

11.
A period of peace, prosperity, and cultural achievement.
a)
Pax Mongolica
b)
French Revolution
c)
Establishment of Feudal System
d)
Economic System of Manorialism
12.

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

a)

Shang

b)

Yuan

c)

Song

d)

Tang

13.

After conquering China, Kublai Khan tried to extend his rule by attacking which modern day country?

a)

Philippines

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

India

14.

________________ was allegedly the most famous European to viists China during years of Mongolian rule.

a)

Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

John Wayne

d)

Tom Brady

15.

The Mongols were known for being _______________ or people who herd animals from place to place

a)

Herbalists

b)

Pastoralists

c)

Tribalists

d)

Nomadic wanderers

16.

Genghis Khan promoted people based on ___________

a)

merit (individual ability)

b)

noble birth

c)

blood ties to his wife's family

d)

what fortune cookies told him

17.

As a byproduct of the increased interregional connections they caused, the Mongols were probably responsible for this

a)

the Hundred Years War

b)

the Norman Conquest of 1066

c)

Global Warming

d)

the Black Death

18.

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

19.
During the rule of the Song Dynasty, the population grew and new cities sprang up around China. What invention allowed trade to increase?
a)
A. paper fans
b)
B. paper money
c)
C. sandals
d)
D. the wheel
20.

Which phrase best describes the Mongols view of the religious practices of their subjects?

a)

Tolerance

b)

Intolerance

21.

This capital of the Abbasid Empire was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258

a)

Baghdad

b)

Samarkand

c)

Damascus

d)

Kiev

22.

Which territory did the Mongols fail to capture due to a typhoon, that was later deemed by the locals to be a divine wind?

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

China

d)

Persia