WorksheetsMongol Empire Review Game
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How did the Mongols try to "accommodate" the majority Chinese population they governed?
Mongol women in China began to bind their feet
They gave themselves a Chinese dynastic name, the Yuan.
They elevated the status of foreigners and merchants
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT something that the Mongols adopted in China?
Confucian rituals
Foot Binding
Buddhism
Ancestor veneration
Which famous Venetian merchant worked in the court of Kublai Khan?
(a)
Mongols destroyed the farmland and ancient irrigation systems here to create more pasturelands for their sheep and goats.
China
Persia
Russia
Central Asia
Some of the people in this region accepted Mongol rule because some practices, such as performing traditional rituals, improving roads and canals, lowering some taxes, and patronized scholars and artists, were seen as being acts of a benevolent ruler
China
Persia
Russia
Central Asia
Many Mongols fully assimilated into this culture by intermarrying, converting to Islam, learning the language, and becoming FARMERS!
China
Persia
Russia
Central Asia
The Mongols adopted this region's administrative practices, taxation, and postal systems, but few learned the language, intermarriage was forbidden, and laws discriminated against the conquered people.
China
Persia
Russia
Central Asia
The Mongols did not directly rule over this area, but instead had a tributary relationship where they appointed princes and collected vast tribute and taxes.
China
Persia
Russia
Central Asia
The Mongols sacked the city of Baghdad and slaughtered 200,000 of its people in this region.
China
Persia
Russia
Central Asia
TRUE or FALSE: Some Chinese believed that the Mongols had the Mandate of Heaven.
TRUE
FALSE
What was the birth name of Genghis (Chenggis) Khan?
(a)
In what way was Genghis Khan’s army treated differently from previous armies in the region?
Women were allowed to fight alongside men.
Soldiers were promoted based on merit, rather than family lineage.
Soldiers were required to take a vow of celibacy and devote their life to military service
Soldiers were required to abide by religious customs and tithe a percentage of their pay.
The Mongols followed this religion, which believed the spirits of nature and their ancestors inhabited the world around them:
Islam
Astrozenicanism
Shamanism
Hinduism
How were the Mongols responsible for the spread of diseases such as the Black Death?
The Mongols looked down on the study of medicine, which kept doctors from curing the sick.
The Mongols designed the Black Death as a biological weapon to decimate their foes.
The Mongols kept rats in their villages, which transmitted diseases throughout Eurasia.
The Mongols opened and protected trade routes over land and sea, allowing diseases to spread.
Which type of soldier, known for its speed, was the cornerstone of the Mongol army?
(a)
How did the Mongols facilitate communication throughout their vast empire?
They developed a sophisticated system of trained birds to carry messages over great distances.
They used a rudimentary system of smoke signals to transmit simple messages from station to station.
They developed the world's first postal system to carry letters and packages across the empire.
They developed a system of post stations were horse riders would travel from station to station to relay information.
How did the Mongols usually treat scholars, artists or administrators from the tribes that they conquered?
They were forcibly relocated in order to make use of their skills throughout the empire.
Such people were highly respected in Mongol culture and rewarded with riches.
Such individuals were killed immediately so their knowledge could not be used against the Mongols.
The Mongols had a practice of selling such people as slaves to neighboring tribes.
What role did religion play in Genghis Khan's conquests?
Genghis Khan fought with the aim to spread his religion throughout Asia.
Genghis Khan believed that the sky god Tenggeri wanted him to conquer the entire world in his name.
Genghis Khan fought to prevent the spread of Christianity into Eurasia.
Genghis Khan originally conquered neighboring tribes to free them from religious persecution.
The most valuable product of the Mongol empire was this item, which was used to cloth Mongol leaders and their horses, and line their tents.
(a)
How many empires, of Khanates, did the Mongol empire break into following the death of Genghis Khan?
6
2
8
4
