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Worksheets5.3 Review - The Mongols in China
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is a vast desert and the site of the 1206 meeting of Mongol leaders?
Japan
Mongolia
China
Gobi
This Mongol conqueror's name means "Strong ruler."
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
Wendi
Kublai Khan
Who is the famous Italian traveler who was among the first Europeans to visit and write about China?
Genghis Khan
Marco Polo
Li Bo
Empress Wu
Officers in Genghis Khan's army were chosen for their
abilities
family ties
learning
wealth
This is violence meant to scare people into surrendering.
terror
gratefulness
fear
control
This is a wide, grassy plain found in Central Asia.
desert
rain forest
valley
steppe
The Mongol Empire was known as the largest _______ empire the world had ever known.
cultural
land
military
trade
Mongols were known for
being fierce warriors
improving rice crops
inventing the printing press
their nature poetry
By 1279, this Mongol ruler had completed the conquest of China.
Alexander the Great
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
Marco Polo
Many people would rather surrender to the Mongols than have to fight them.
True
False
Even though they were fierce conquerors and ruled harshly, the Mongols allowed those who they conquered to practice their own faiths.
True
False
Merchants flocked to Quanzhou because it was
an official Chinese trade city.
China's main silk-producing city.
the capital of the Yuan dynasty.
located on the Yellow River.
Early in their history, Mongols were known for the ability to
navigate the seas by mapping the stars.
grow wheat.
make fine jewelry and craft items for trade.
use horses for fighting.
Gobi is located in
Mongolia
China
Korea
Japan
Marco Polo traveled
on land only
on water only
on land and water
in the pool
Which country was the first to make direct contact with China after Marco Polo?
England
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Mongol children learned to ride a horse at age
1-2
4-5
7-8
10-12
Genghis Khan's empire was __________ the Mongol homeland.
bigger than
smaller than
the same size as
Genghis Khan created an army of more than ________ trained warriors.
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
The Mongols caused a great amount of damage to the lands they conquered, and therefore caused great instability in those lands.
True
False
Quanzhou's status as an official trade city brough merchants from
Arabia
Persia
India
all of these
Genghis Khan's grandson is
Marco Polo
Khanbaliq
Kublai
Yuan
Kublai Khan started the ______ dynasty.
Song
Tang
Sui
Yuan
Marco Polo came from the city of ________
Porto, Portugal
Madrid, Spain
London, England
Venice, Italy
When Marco Polo returned to Italy, he
wrote a book about his adventures.
swore he'd never go back to China.
converted to Buddhism.
ate lots of spaghetti.
Mongol emperors __________ the exchange of IDEAS among the Chinese, Mongols, and foreign merchants.
blocked
discouraged
promoted (encouraged)
The Mongols practiced _________, but they were respectful of other religions.
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
