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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who were the Mongols?
Herdsmen who lived in South America
Nomadic tribes from Mongolia who lived in yurts
People who built the Great Wall of China
People who created the world's largest empire
- 2. Multiple Choice
What term describes someone who moves from place to place, usually following food supply or animals?
Cattle herder
Rancher
Nomad
City-goer
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the name given to the top ruler of Mongol clans, tribes, or groups?
Genghis
King
Daimyo
Khan
- 4. Multiple Choice
What did Temujin do to earn the title "Genghis Khan"?
United all Mongol tribes for the first time
Defeated his enemies
Lost many battles
Moved to China
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who was Kublai Khan?
Genghis' son
Genghis' grandson
Another major ruler of the Mongol empire
Ruler of the Yuan dynasty in China
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Mongols created the world's largest empire
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
What enabled the Mongols to easily defeat their enemies and become the world's largest empire?
Skilled horseback riders
Superior weaponry (bows, arrows, swords, canons)
Superior military strategies-luring the enemy
None of the above
- 8. Multiple Choice
The period of 100 years of peace in the Mongolian empire was known as...
Pax Romana
Pax Mongolica
Peaceful Mongolia
None of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was an achievement of the Pax Mongolica?
1st postal system
Policing on Silk Road, safer, improved trade
1st Chinese written language created
Religious toleration
Low crime rate
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did the Mongol empire end?
Weak Mongol rulers
Subjects grow resentful and seek new rulers/freedom
Empire is too large to manage
All of the above
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