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5.3 Review - The Mongols in China

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a vast desert and the site of the 1206 meeting of Mongol leaders?

a)

Japan

b)

Mongolia

c)

China

d)

Gobi

2.

This Mongol conqueror's name means "Strong ruler."

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Wendi

d)

Kublai Khan

3.

Who is the famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Li Bo

d)

Empress Wu

4.

Officers in Genghis Khan's army were chosen for their

a)

abilities

b)

family ties

c)

learning

d)

wealth

5.

This is violence meant to scare people into surrendering.

a)

terror

b)

gratefulness

c)

fear

d)

control

6.

This is a wide, grassy plain found in Central Asia.

a)

desert

b)

rain forest

c)

valley

d)

steppe

7.

The Mongol Empire was known as the largest _______ empire the world had ever known.

a)

cultural

b)

land

c)

military

d)

trade

8.

Mongols were known for

a)

being fierce warriors

b)

improving rice crops

c)

inventing the printing press

d)

their nature poetry

9.

By 1279, this Mongol ruler had completed the conquest of China.

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Genghis Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Marco Polo

10.

Many people would rather surrender to the Mongols than have to fight them.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Even though they were fierce conquerors and ruled harshly, the Mongols allowed those who they conquered to practice their own faiths.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Merchants flocked to Quanzhou because it was

a)

an official Chinese trade city.

b)

China's main silk-producing city.

c)

the capital of the Yuan dynasty.

d)

located on the Yellow River.

13.

Early in their history, Mongols were known for the ability to

a)

navigate the seas by mapping the stars.

b)

grow wheat.

c)

make fine jewelry and craft items for trade.

d)

use horses for fighting.

14.

Gobi is located in

a)

Mongolia

b)

China

c)

Korea

d)

Japan

15.

Marco Polo traveled

a)

on land only

b)

on water only

c)

on land and water

d)

in the pool

16.

Which country was the first to make direct contact with China after Marco Polo?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

17.

Mongol children learned to ride a horse at age

a)

1-2

b)

4-5

c)

7-8

d)

10-12

18.

Genghis Khan's empire was __________ the Mongol homeland.

a)

bigger than

b)

smaller than

c)

the same size as

19.

Genghis Khan created an army of more than ________ trained warriors.

a)

1,000

b)

10,000

c)

100,000

d)

1,000,000

20.

The Mongols caused a great amount of damage to the lands they conquered, and therefore caused great instability in those lands.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Quanzhou's status as an official trade city brough merchants from

a)

Arabia

b)

Persia

c)

India

d)

all of these

22.

Genghis Khan's grandson is

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Khanbaliq

c)

Kublai

d)

Yuan

23.

Kublai Khan started the ______ dynasty.

a)

Song

b)

Tang

c)

Sui

d)

Yuan

24.

Marco Polo came from the city of ________

a)

Porto, Portugal

b)

Madrid, Spain

c)

London, England

d)

Venice, Italy

25.

When Marco Polo returned to Italy, he

a)

wrote a book about his adventures.

b)

swore he'd never go back to China.

c)

converted to Buddhism.

d)

ate lots of spaghetti.

26.

Mongol emperors __________ the exchange of IDEAS among the Chinese, Mongols, and foreign merchants.

a)

blocked

b)

discouraged

c)

promoted (encouraged)

27.

The Mongols practiced _________, but they were respectful of other religions.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Confucianism

d)

Daoism