Question 1

What happened to Chinggis Khan's empire at his death?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was inherited by his grandson Khubilai Khan. 
B)  It was divided into four parts among his descendants. 
C)  It almost immediately fell into disarray. 
D)  It came entirely under the control of his eldest son. 
A)  It was inherited by his grandson Khubilai Khan. 
B)  It was divided into four parts among his descendants. 
C)  It almost immediately fell into disarray. 
D)  It came entirely under the control of his eldest son. B

Question 2

In what warfare skill did the steppe nomads excel?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were particularly adept at sieges. 
B)  They were very skilled archers. 
C)  Their very large population gave them a large, talented infantry. 
D)  Their command of iron smelting gave them the weapons to excel at hand-to-hand combat. 
A)  They were particularly adept at sieges. 
B)  They were very skilled archers. 
C)  Their very large population gave them a large, talented infantry. 
D)  Their command of iron smelting gave them the weapons to excel at hand-to-hand combat. B

Question 3

What happened to the father of Temujin (or Chinggis Khan)?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was killed by his wife. 
B)  He was captured and enslaved by a rival. 
C)  No one knows because his story is lost. 
D)  He was poisoned by a rival. 
A)  He was killed by his wife. 
B)  He was captured and enslaved by a rival. 
C)  No one knows because his story is lost. 
D)  He was poisoned by a rival. D

Question 4

The Black Death that struck Europe and the Middle East in the mid-fourteenth century probably came from where?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  India 
C)  West Asia 
D)  Central Asia 
A)  Africa 
B)  India 
C)  West Asia 
D)  Central Asia

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
-tax-farming

Accepted Answer

A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands. 
A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.

Question 6

What was Kalidasa's profession in Gupta India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Playwright and poet 
B)  Mathematician 
C)  Hindu Brahman 
D)  Ascetic monk 
A)  Playwright and poet 
B)  Mathematician 
C)  Hindu Brahman 
D)  Ascetic monk

Question 7

Describe the role of women in Mongol society.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Mongol wom

Question 8

Political organization among nomadic herding peoples was generally based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clan ties 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Economic arrangements 
D)  Language 
A)  Clan ties 
B)  Buddhism 
C)  Economic arrangements 
D)  Language

Question 9

What led to the collapse of the Easter Island society?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The Easter

Question 10

The route taken by Marco Polo, illustrated in Map 12.1, "The Mongol Empire," mimicked very closely the route utilized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongol invaders on their way to Japan 
B)  Viking raiders attempting to establish supremacy in the Arabian Sea 
C)  Traders shipping precious metals from South America 
D)  Spice traders 
A)  Mongol invaders on their way to Japan 
B)  Viking raiders attempting to establish supremacy in the Arabian Sea 
C)  Traders shipping precious metals from South America 
D)  Spice traders

Question 11

What was a consequence in Europe of Marco Polo's travels to China?

Accepted Answer

A)  His writings inspired Europeans to try to conquer China. 
B)  He convinced the Pope to dispatch a mission to convert the Chinese. 
C)  He was jailed for serving Khubilai Khan. 
D)  His writings helped convince Europeans that Asia was a land of riches. 
A)  His writings inspired Europeans to try to conquer China. 
B)  He convinced the Pope to dispatch a mission to convert the Chinese. 
C)  He was jailed for serving Khubilai Khan. 
D)  His writings helped convince Europeans that Asia was a land of riches.

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
-Srivijaya

Accepted Answer

A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands. 
A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
-steppe

Accepted Answer

A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands. 
A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the Mongol conquest of southern China?

Accepted Answer

A)  It took less than two years. 
B)  It drew on the skills of experts in naval and siege warfare. 
C)  It was successful, in large part, as a result of their expert use of horses. 
D)  It included the killing of the Chinese empress dowager. 
A)  It took less than two years. 
B)  It drew on the skills of experts in naval and siege warfare. 
C)  It was successful, in large part, as a result of their expert use of horses. 
D)  It included the killing of the Chinese empress dowager.

Question 15

In organizing his army, Chinggis Khan sought to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incorporate women into the cavalry 
B)  Use exclusively Chinese units 
C)  Break traditional tribal loyalties 
D)  Mix infantry and cavalry in one unit 
A)  Incorporate women into the cavalry 
B)  Use exclusively Chinese units 
C)  Break traditional tribal loyalties 
D)  Mix infantry and cavalry in one unit

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
-Sanskrit

Accepted Answer

A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands. 
A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons. 
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia. 
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts. 
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler. 
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F)Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G)The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H)The thousands of Indian castes.
I)A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J)India's classical literary language.
K)A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.

Question 17

How do you explain the fact that the various nomadic empires, particularly the Mongol, were relatively short-lived?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
One weakne

Question 18

Khubilai discouraged the Mongols in China from doing what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marrying the Chinese 
B)  Learning to read Chinese 
C)  Returning to Mongolia 
D)  Harming Chinese citizens 
A)  Marrying the Chinese 
B)  Learning to read Chinese 
C)  Returning to Mongolia 
D)  Harming Chinese citizens

Question 19

How did warfare make some nomadic tribes of Central Asia powerful and others less so?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Skill at h

Question 20

During the rule of Khubilai in China, how did Mongols interact with the Chinese people and their culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongols adopted many Chinese cultural practices. 
B)  Chinese were treated as legally inferior to all non-Chinese. 
C)  Mongols adopted Chinese-style housing and gave up their use of yurts. 
D)  Mongol governors and other administrators were required to wear Chinese-style clothing. 
A)  Mongols adopted many Chinese cultural practices. 
B)  Chinese were treated as legally inferior to all non-Chinese. 
C)  Mongols adopted Chinese-style housing and gave up their use of yurts. 
D)  Mongol governors and other administrators were required to wear Chinese-style clothing.

Exam 12: Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

What happened to Chinggis Khan's empire at his death?

In what warfare skill did the steppe nomads excel?

What happened to the father of Temujin (or Chinggis Khan)?

The Black Death that struck Europe and the Middle East in the mid-fourteenth century probably came from where?

Use the following to answer questions: -tax-farming

What was Kalidasa's profession in Gupta India?

Describe the role of women in Mongol society.

Political organization among nomadic herding peoples was generally based on which of the following?

What led to the collapse of the Easter Island society?

The route taken by Marco Polo, illustrated in Map 12.1, "The Mongol Empire," mimicked very closely the route utilized by which of the following?

What was a consequence in Europe of Marco Polo's travels to China?

Use the following to answer questions: -Srivijaya

Use the following to answer questions: -steppe

Which of the following is true of the Mongol conquest of southern China?

In organizing his army, Chinggis Khan sought to do which of the following?

Use the following to answer questions: -Sanskrit

How do you explain the fact that the various nomadic empires, particularly the Mongol, were relatively short-lived?

Khubilai discouraged the Mongols in China from doing what?

How did warfare make some nomadic tribes of Central Asia powerful and others less so?

During the rule of Khubilai in China, how did Mongols interact with the Chinese people and their culture?

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