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- 1. Multiple ChoiceKarakorum was theAsian capital of the Mongol empirefounder of the Mongol empireterm applied to the Mongol policy of religious tolerationlast powerful Mongol ruler.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe largest empire of all time was created by theChinese.MongolsRomans.Incas
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMost of the Mongol statescollapsed during the twelfth and thirteenth centuriescollapsed during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuriescollapsed during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuriescollapsed during the sixteenth century
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe Turkish peopleswere a single, homogeneous groupestablished a tightly structured centralized governmentspread Islam to southwest Asianever formed a single, homogeneous group
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe environment of central Asiaguaranteed a bountiful harvestdoes not receive enough rain to support large-scale agriculturewas marred by such violent flooding that urbanization was almost impossible. facilitated urbanization because of its tremendous agricultural potential
- 6. Multiple ChoiceYurts weretents used by the nomadic Turksthe first powerful Turkish tribethe shamans who dominated nomadic Turkish religious thoughtTurkish chieftains
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe nomadic Turkish tribes made use of kumiss, whichwas an iron lancewere large tents made of feltwere shaman priestswas an alcoholic drink fermented from mare's milk
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did NOT act as a limitation on the development of central Asian societiesthe aridity of the climatea lack of trading opportunitiesthe nomadic lifestyle of the populationthe absence of large-scale craft production
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe class structure of nomadic societies normally produceda tightly-structured class system with little flexibilityno class distinctionsa fluid two-class system of nobles and commonersa division into nobles, warriors, farmers, and slaves
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe noble class, in nomadic societyruled with absolute authority at all timesbased their wealth and power on extensive landholdingsreceived their position through inheritance, and couldn't lose itwas fluid, with many opportunities for rising and falling
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe earliest religion of the Turkish peoples wasIslamshamanisticBuddhistHindu
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following religions did NOT ever become popular among the nomadic Turkish tribesHinduismBuddhismNestorian ChristianityIslam
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn the tenth century, the Turks living near the Abbasid empire began a large-scale conversion toBuddhismIslamHinduismZoroastrianism
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe political power of the khans was based ona tightly structured imperial frameworkindirect rule through the leaders of allied tribesan extension of the traditional Turkish urban kingshipthe shamanistic belief in the divinity of the ruler
- 15. Multiple ChoiceNomadic peoples' military might was based on theirinfantrypossessing much larger armies than their enemiesextensive use of artillerycavalry forces
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe term sultan means"the chosen one.""first among equals.""master of nature.""chieftain."
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn 1055, the Saljuq Turkish leader Tughril Begconquered Constantinoplewas recognized as sultan by the Abbasid caliphsacked the Indian city of Delhiconquered northern China
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAt Manzikert in 1071, the Saljuq Turks won an important victory over theByzantinesMongolsAbbasidsChinese
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe Ghaznavid Turkish leader who raided and plundered India in the eleventh century wasOsmanChinggis KhanMahmudTamerlane
- 20. Multiple ChoiceMahmud of Ghazni's incursion into India in the eleventh century was inspired byhis desire for plunderhis own missionary zeal to spread the Islamic faithdesire to gain revenge for Indian crimes against his fatherdesire to visit the religious sites associated with the Buddha
- 21. Multiple ChoiceBy the thirteenth century, the Delhi sultansbecame the first dynasty to unite all of India since the ancient worldremained the last Hindu opposition to expanding Islamic authorityclaimed authority over all of northern Indiaunited all of southeast Asia for the only time in history
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn an effort to strengthen the Mongol fighting forces, Chinggis Khanemphasized traditional tribal affiliationstraded with Europeans to obtain more powerful modern artilleryinspired them with a devotion to Allahformed new military units with no tribal affiliations
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAt its height, Chinggis Khan's army was as large as125,000 troops200,000 troops350,000 troops520,000 troops
- 24. Multiple ChoiceAfter 1215, the Mongol capital in China wasBeijingKhanbaliqKarakorumNara
- 25. Multiple ChoiceChinggis Khancreated a tightly structured centralized governmentrelied heavily on the Chinese to fill major governmental positionsdid not establish a centralized government in the lands he conqueredcarried Chinese governmental techniques to Persia
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Chaghatai khans ruledChinaRussiaSoutheast AsiaCentral Asia
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn 1279, Khubilai Khan proclaimed theSong dynastyMing dynastyYuan dynastyHan dynasty
- 28. Multiple ChoiceMarco Polo spent almost twenty years at the court ofChinggis KhanChaghataiKhubilai KhanTamerlane
- 29. Multiple ChoiceKhubilai Khan's military and imperial pursuitscopied his father's when he conquered Persiahad little success when he tried to conquer Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, and Japansuccessfully brought Japan under Mongol controlincorporated Russia into the growing Mongol empire
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Mongol naval campaign against Japan in 1281was a complete successturned back because of the fear of diseasewas the largest seaborne expedition before World War IIconquered the northernmost islands of Japan
- 31. Multiple ChoiceRussia was dominated from the thirteenth through the fifteenth centuries by thegreat khansChaghatai khansGolden HordeTurks
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn 1295, the Ilkhan Ghazan converted to which religion, causing it to become the favored religion in PersiaBuddhismJudaismZoroastrianismIslam
- 33. Multiple ChoiceDuring their time as rulers of China, the Mongolsstrengthened the Chinese educational and examination systemmade tremendous use of native Chinese administratorsforbade the Chinese from learning the Mongol languageencouraged intermarriage between Mongols and Chinese
- 34. Multiple ChoiceDuring the period of Mongol dominationtrade slowed dramatically because of heavy taxationlong-distance trade became much less riskyinteraction between different peoples of Eurasia was limited by Mongol crueltyunification was achieved by the implementation of a state religion
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe Mongols brought about greater integration among Eurasian peoples by all of the following means EXCEPTincreased traderesettlement of conquered peoplesa common state religiondiplomatic missions
- 36. Multiple ChoiceCommerce ground to a halt in the ilkhanate of Persia in the 1290s afterthe government issued paper moneythe introduction of the bubonic plaguea devastating Turkish invasionthe success of the fifth crusade
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe late-fourteenth-century Turkish ruler who weakened the Golden Horde, sacked Delhi, and launched campaigns in southwest Asia and Anatolia wasChinggis KhanKhubilai KhanTamerlaneOsman
- 38. Multiple ChoiceThe capital of Tamerlane's empire wasKhanbaliqBeijingBaghdadSamarkand
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe founder of the Ottoman Turk state wasChaghataiOsmanMehmed IITamerlane
- 40. Multiple ChoiceNomadic people did not wander aimlessly through the steppes; rather, they followed migratory cyclesTrueFalse
- 41. Multiple ChoiceNomadic people did not trade with settled people, and sought neither manufactured nor agricultural productsTrueFalse
- 42. Multiple ChoiceLed by the Saljuqs, Turkish peoples began migrating into Anatolia in large numbers in the early eleventh centuryTrueFalse
- 43. Multiple ChoiceChinggis Khan was the unifier of the Mongols. His given name was Temüjin and he was born in 1167TrueFalse
- 44. Multiple ChoiceThe most important institution of the Mongol state was the clan, which magnified the power of the small populationTrueFalse
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe consolidation of Mongol rule in China came during the reign of Chaghatai, one of Chinggis Khan's sonsTrueFalse
- 46. Multiple ChoiceMongols of the group known as the Golden Horde overran Russia and mounted expeditions into Poland, Hungary, and Germany in the thirteenth centuryTrueFalse
- 47. Multiple ChoiceWhen the Mongol forces overcame a city, they routinely separated out those with specialized skills and sent them to a place where their services were neededTrueFalse
- 48. Multiple ChoiceBy facilitating trade and communications throughout Eurasia, the Mongols unwittingly expedited the spread of bubonic plagueTrueFalse
- 49. Multiple ChoiceThe Ottoman campaign culminated in 1453 when Osman captured the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.TrueFalse
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