24 questions
What is a Khan?
A person who does not have a permanent home.
A tribal leader (chief)
A large flat Grassland.
A chinese boat.
What is a steppe?
A person who does not have a permanent home.
A tribal leader (chief)
A large flat Grassland.
A chinese boat.
What is a nomad?
A person who does not have a permanent home.
A tribal leader (chief)
A large flat Grassland.
A chinese boat.
Who first united the Mongol Tribes?
Emperor Shotoku
They Never United
The Tang Dynasty
Genghis (Temujin)
Outsiders typically thought of the Mongols as...
respectful civilized people.
smart trading partners.
people who would be easy to conquer.
ruthless barbarians.
How did Kublai Khan treat his subjects in China?
He loved his power and forced them to follow a Mongol way of life.
He let them continue their beliefs and encouraged the sharing of knowledge and trade.
He was a weak ruler who struggled to find ways to help his people.
He was too concerned with wars in other places to care about what happened in China.
What are true statements about Kublai Khan and his rule of China? (select all that apply)
Kublai forced everyone to act and think in only one way.
Kublai wanted to blend Chinese and Mongol Cultures.
Kublai respected peoples diverse talents and intellect.
Kublai focused on expanding trade in China.
What was the Pax Mongolica?
A time of war and expansion.
A time when China conquered Mongolia.
A time when there was no trade or travel in Mongolia.
A time of peace and trade across the Mongol Empire.
What positive things happened during the Pax Mongolica? (select all that apply)
Trade expanded because it became easier and safer.
Trade slowed because of war and fighting.
Knowledge and Technology began to spread between empires.
Knowledge and Technology were lost because people were fighting.
Why were Marco Polo's travels important for Europe and Asia relations?
Marco Polo showed Europeans how weak Asia was.
Marco Polo showed Europeans that they could become wealthy trading with Asia.
Marco Polo showed Europeans how poor Asia was.
Marco Polo showed Europeans that they should never go to Asia.
The silk road was a route that supported trade between Europe and Asia
True
False
Why was the silk road important during the Pax Mongolica?
The silk road helped to keep invaders out of important cities in Europe.
The silk road was how Europe conquered China.
The silk road helped make trade more difficult.
The silk road allowed asia and Europe to begin trade with each other and it created wealth for both.
Mongolian fighters were so dangerous because they were so great ...
Using catapults and heavy weapons.
fighting with heavy protective armor.
riding their fast horses.
Mongolians treated women in their tribes...
as virtual equals to the men.
as second class people.
as only mothers who cooked and raised kids.
What does Perspective Mean?
A way of viewing things based on your personal experience.
The way that everyone agrees something happened.
The single and only true way something happened in history.
How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis Khan?
son
brother
wife
grandson
The Mongols started as small separate _________
Individuals
Cities
Empires
Tribes
What animals did the steppe nomads herd?
sheep
cattle
Ostrich
yaks
camels
How many years did it take for the Mongols to conquer their Empire?
about 7 years
about 73 years
about 733 years
about 7337 years
What did Genghis Khan use to promote his generals?
their wealth (the richest would get the jobs)
who their parents were. (sons of generals would get the job)
Merit (how well they performed the job)
Nepotism (he only chose his own children to be in charge)
What did the mongols do to the artisans, scholars, and engineers they captured?
The Mongolians appriceated scholars and used their skills.
The Mongolians killed scholars to keep them from rebelling.
The Mongolians used the scholars as hostages to get money.
The Mongolians wanted to be scholars so they stopped fighting and studied with them.
How was Kublai Related to Genghis?
Kublai was Genghis' oldest son.
Kublai was Genghis' brother.
Kublai was Genghis' grandson.
Kublai was Genghis' father
How did Kublai eventually conquer the Song Dynasty?
He used powerful mongolian attack strategies.
He added new Chinese weapons to help fight against the Song.
He tricked the song with spies and sneak attacks.
He married the Song Princess making him king.
By designing his palace using Chinese architecture, what as Kublai trying to show his subjects?
That Chinese culture was easy to copy and not good.
That Chinese culture was exactly the same as Mongolian Culture.
That he hated Chinese culture and would replace it with Mongolian Culture.
That he was willing to accept Chinese culture even through he was Mongolian.