Question 1

What were the overall effects that the creation of the Mongol Empire had on the history of Eurasia?

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The creation of the Mongol Empire had si

Question 2

William of Rubruck

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A)  claimed to be a spy in the employ of Europe's rulers. 
B)  claimed to be a simple missionary but behaved like a spy and was treated like an ambassador. 
C)  was an official ambassador of the Russian Empire but behaved like a missionary and spy. 
D)  was a missionary sent by the Eastern Orthodox Church to convert the Mongols. 
A)  claimed to be a spy in the employ of Europe's rulers. 
B)  claimed to be a simple missionary but behaved like a spy and was treated like an ambassador. 
C)  was an official ambassador of the Russian Empire but behaved like a missionary and spy. 
D)  was a missionary sent by the Eastern Orthodox Church to convert the Mongols.

Question 3

How did the Mongols manage and expand trade across the Silk Roads?

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The Mongols, under the leadership of Gen

Question 4

In what regions did Latin Christendom expand during the period of the early Mongol expansion?

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A)  Middle East and Spain 
B)  Prussia and North Africa 
C)  Finland and Estonia 
D)  Britain and Spain 
A)  Middle East and Spain 
B)  Prussia and North Africa 
C)  Finland and Estonia 
D)  Britain and Spain

Question 5

Mongol armies did not overrun the Delhi Sultanate during the thirteenth century largely because of

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A)  defeat in the battle of Herat. 
B)  a lack of interest in further conquest to the south. 
C)  respect for the birthplace of Buddhism. 
D)  internal politics and dissensions. 
A)  defeat in the battle of Herat. 
B)  a lack of interest in further conquest to the south. 
C)  respect for the birthplace of Buddhism. 
D)  internal politics and dissensions.

Question 6

The African Sahel probably did NOT become a corridor of communication comparable to the Eurasian steppe because of its

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A)  poverty. 
B)  lack of adequate rivers. 
C)  mountains. 
D)  richness. 
A)  poverty. 
B)  lack of adequate rivers. 
C)  mountains. 
D)  richness.

Question 7

Two key inventions that found their way from China to the West during the twelfth to thirteenth century were

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A)  the concept of zero and movable type. 
B)  the magnetic compass and paper. 
C)  gunpowder and the manufacture of silk. 
D)  paper money and movable type. 
A)  the concept of zero and movable type. 
B)  the magnetic compass and paper. 
C)  gunpowder and the manufacture of silk. 
D)  paper money and movable type.

Question 8

The ideology developed by the Mongols during the reign of Genghis Khan was that

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A)  Allah gave the Mongols the job of conquering the world in his name. 
B)  Genghis Khan was really a bodhisattva who had come to lead others to enlightenment. 
C)  eternal heaven decreed that the Mongols rule the world. 
D)  Mongol government represented a new, more just way of ruling than any other that had come before. 
A)  Allah gave the Mongols the job of conquering the world in his name. 
B)  Genghis Khan was really a bodhisattva who had come to lead others to enlightenment. 
C)  eternal heaven decreed that the Mongols rule the world. 
D)  Mongol government represented a new, more just way of ruling than any other that had come before.

Question 9

What were the methods the Mongols used in order to conquer their empire?

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The Mongols used a variety of methods to

Question 10

In ruling over Russia, the Mongols of the Golden Horde

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A)  created a centralized state that they ran from Moscow. 
B)  ran a loose confederacy of Mongol states from their capital at Sarai. 
C)  made local native rulers pay them tribute. 
D)  ruled from Kiev, until they later moved their capital to Moscow. 
A)  created a centralized state that they ran from Moscow. 
B)  ran a loose confederacy of Mongol states from their capital at Sarai. 
C)  made local native rulers pay them tribute. 
D)  ruled from Kiev, until they later moved their capital to Moscow.

Question 11

What were the reasons/events that kept the Mongols from conquering Europe, Syria and Egypt, India, and Japan?

Accepted Answer

There were several reasons and events th

Question 12

In order to encourage Chinese trade on the Silk Roads, the Great Khan

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A)  took over and ran trade with the West. 
B)  eliminated taxes on trading companies. 
C)  sent embassies to the West inviting them to engage in trade with local companies. 
D)  gave low-cost loans to trading companies. 
A)  took over and ran trade with the West. 
B)  eliminated taxes on trading companies. 
C)  sent embassies to the West inviting them to engage in trade with local companies. 
D)  gave low-cost loans to trading companies.

Question 13

The title Genghis Khan means something close to

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A)  desert ruler. 
B)  big ruling man. 
C)  barbarian-killing general. 
D)  ocean-king. 
A)  desert ruler. 
B)  big ruling man. 
C)  barbarian-killing general. 
D)  ocean-king.

What were the overall effects that the creation of the Mongol Empire had on the history of Eurasia?

William of Rubruck

How did the Mongols manage and expand trade across the Silk Roads?

In what regions did Latin Christendom expand during the period of the early Mongol expansion?

Mongol armies did not overrun the Delhi Sultanate during the thirteenth century largely because of

The African Sahel probably did NOT become a corridor of communication comparable to the Eurasian steppe because of its

Two key inventions that found their way from China to the West during the twelfth to thirteenth century were

The ideology developed by the Mongols during the reign of Genghis Khan was that

What were the methods the Mongols used in order to conquer their empire?

In ruling over Russia, the Mongols of the Golden Horde

What were the reasons/events that kept the Mongols from conquering Europe, Syria and Egypt, India, and Japan?

In order to encourage Chinese trade on the Silk Roads, the Great Khan

The title Genghis Khan means something close to

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Exam 13: The World the Mongols Made

What were the overall effects that the creation of the Mongol Empire had on the history of Eurasia?

William of Rubruck

How did the Mongols manage and expand trade across the Silk Roads?

In what regions did Latin Christendom expand during the period of the early Mongol expansion?

Mongol armies did not overrun the Delhi Sultanate during the thirteenth century largely because of

The African Sahel probably did NOT become a corridor of communication comparable to the Eurasian steppe because of its

Two key inventions that found their way from China to the West during the twelfth to thirteenth century were

The ideology developed by the Mongols during the reign of Genghis Khan was that

What were the methods the Mongols used in order to conquer their empire?

In ruling over Russia, the Mongols of the Golden Horde

What were the reasons/events that kept the Mongols from conquering Europe, Syria and Egypt, India, and Japan?

In order to encourage Chinese trade on the Silk Roads, the Great Khan

The title Genghis Khan means something close to

Out of the Ice: Peopling the Earth

Out of the Mud: Farming and Herding After the Ice Age

The Great River Valleys: Accelerating Change and Developing States

A Succession of Civilizations: Ambition and Instability

Rebuilding the World: Recoveries, New Initiatives, and Their Limits

The Great Schools

The Great Empires

Postimperial Worlds: Problems of Empires in Eurasia and Africa, Ca 200 to 700 Ce

The Rise of World Religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism

Remaking the World: Innovation and Renewal on Environmental Frontiers in the Late First Millenium

Contending With Isolation: Ca 1000-1200

The Nomadic Frontiers: the Islamic World, Byzantium, and China, Ca 1000-1200

The Revenge of Nature: Plague, Cold, and the Limits of Disaster in the Fourteenth Century

Expanding Worlds: Recovery in the Late Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries

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