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Mongols

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Mongol leader put them on the path to near world domination?

a)

Genghis Khan

b)

Ögedei Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Timur

2.

Which two innovations allowed Temüjin to win the Mongol Civil War and be proclaimed "universal ruler" or Genghis Khan?

a)

He promoted people based on merit rather than family position

b)

He brought lower classes of conquered people into his own tribe while dispossessing the leaders of the conquered clans.

c)

All Mongols feared him and refused to fight him.

d)

He was the richest of the Mongol rulers with the strongest family ties.

3.

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

a)

Baghdad

b)

Samarkand

c)

Damascus

d)

Kiev

4.

This grandson of Genghis Khan finished the conquest of China defeating the Song Dynasty and founding the Yuan Dynasty.

a)

Möngke Khan

b)

Ögedei Khan

c)

Kublai Khan

d)

Timur

5.

This European trader and explorer wrote of his journey and time in the court of Kublai Khan?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Zheng He

d)

Vasco de Gama

6.

This battle in North Africa stopped the Mongol expansion into North Africa.

a)

Battle of Ain Jalut

b)

Battle of The Talas River

c)

Battle of Thermopylae

d)

The Battle of Manzikert

7.

Which of the following best describes Genghis Khan's descendants?

a)

Nearly 16 million on the earth today.

b)

None on earth today.

8.

The fracturing and relatively quick decline of the Mongol Empire following Genghis Kahn's death is similar to who's empire?

a)

Alexander the Great's

b)

Julius Caesar's

c)

Hammurabi's

d)

Ashoka's

9.

Both Alexander the Great and the Mongols failed to conquer the territory of this modern country?

a)

India

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Greece

10.

Why were the Mongols' so military successful?

a)

Speed

b)

Archery

c)

Their adaptability

d)

Their intimidation tactics

11.

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

12.

It was said that a man could walk from one end of the Mongol empire to the other with a gold plate on his head without ever fearing being robbed. Which of the following best describes why this was possible.

a)

The Mongols reinvigorated cross-Eurasian trade.

b)

The Mongols increased communication throughout Eurasia via the Yam System.

c)

The Mongols forcibly relocated people leading to cross cultural pollination.

d)

The Mongols were almost unprecedentedly tolerant of different religions.

13.

In what region did the Mongols blind in so well they were almost unrecognizable by the 15th century?

a)

Persia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Russa

14.
What animal was greatly valued by the Mongol culture and helped them be successful on the battlefield?
a)
Cow
b)
Pig
c)
Horse
d)
Elephant
15.
The Mongols were originally members of _____.
a)
Nomadic Tribes
b)
Settled Tribes
c)
Farming Communities
d)
a basketball team
16.

The mongol people were

a)

democratic

b)

nomadic

c)

feudalisitic

17.
Where was Mongolia in relation to China?
a)
north of China
b)
south of China
c)
near Tibet
d)
on the islands 
18.
The ________ was highly valued amongst the Mongols.
a)
ability to run
b)
farming techniques
c)
ability to fight
d)
ability to write
19.
The mongols are from where?
a)
Mongolia
b)
China
c)
Japan
d)
Korea
20.

How many "main" islands make up Japan?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

What continent is Japan located on?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Asia

22.

Which of the following about Japan is true?

a)

The country is small, but the population is large.

b)

The country is large, but the population is small.

c)

The country is small, and the population is large.

d)

The country is large, and the population is large.

23.

Japan is an example of a(n) ____, a chain of islands.

a)

peninsula

b)

archipelago

c)

islandtopia

d)

strait

24.

The two most popular religions in Japan are _______ & __________.

a)

Jewish & Catholics

b)

Buddhism & Zionism

c)

Catholics & Protestants

d)

Shinto & Buddhism

25.

Japan's highest mountain

a)

Mt. Killaminjaro

b)

Mt. Arrat

c)

Mt. Fuji

d)

Mt. Denali

26.

Where does an earthquake have to occur to cause a tsunami?

a)

Under the sea

b)

At a constructive plate boundary

c)

Near a volcano

d)

1km from the coast line

27.
Shinto is ______
a)
the indigenous religion of the islands of Japan.
b)
“the way of the goddesses.”
c)
native to China and Japan.
d)
a hybrid of ancient Buddhism.
28.

What was Genghis Khan's given name?

a)

little Khan

b)

Temujin

c)

Cathay

d)

Al-Marwazi

29.

________, Genghis Khan's third oldest son was elected Khan after his father's death.

a)

 Ogodei

b)

Guyuk

c)

Mongke Khan

d)

Kublai Khan

30.

Mongolian soldiers fought primarily __________.

a)

on their feet

b)

on horseback

c)

in a tank

d)

with a cannon

31.

Kublai Khan was the _______ of Genghis Khan.

a)

grandson

b)

son

c)

nephew

d)

cousin

32.

Kublai Khan conquered the _____ Dynasty, making him the first Mongol ruler over all China.

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Mongol

33.

Kublai Khan created the _____ Dynasty.

a)

Sui

b)

Tang

c)

Song

d)

Yuan

34.

2nd emperor of the Sui dynasty, completed the Grand Canal

(a)  

35.

Tang rulers hired (a)   , a northern tribal group of Turkic-speaking people, to fight for the dynasty

36.

As a result of trade, (a)   , with a population estimated at two million, became the wealthiest city in the world during the Tang Dynasty

37.

replaced the old landed aristocracy as the political and economic elite in Chinese society.

(a)  

38.

money, goods, or property paid to the brides husband when she married

(a)  

39.

The Mongols were a pastoral people from the region of modern-day (a)  

40.

Genghis Khan was elected ruler of the Mongols at a massive meeting somewhere in

(a)  

41.

The once united empire of Genghis Khan was split into several separate territories called (a)   , each under the rule of one of his sons

42.

Capital of China

(a)  

43.

a ceramic made out of fine clay baked at a very high temperature

(a)  

44.

Japanese warriors (those who serve) who fought on horseback, clad in helmet and armor, and carried a sword and bow

(a)  

45.

Japanese strict warrior code (the way of the warrior) was called

(a)  

46.

Japanese military leader (general) was called a

(a)  

47.

(a)   Buddhist said that Theravada teachings were too strict for ordinary people

48.

Genghis Khan's army was built on speed and (a)  

49.

The Mongols promoted trade, diversity, and tolerance, but they also promoted (a)   and senseless destruction

50.

Hindu Warriors

(a)