Chapter 4 The Mongol Super-Empire Complete Test Bank

Chapter 4

1. Which of these peoples were never conquered by the Mongols?

a. Koreans

b. Jurchens

c. Chinese

d. Japanese

2. Unlike the Chinese, the Mongols had little familiarity with ________.

a. urban life

b. commerce

c. mounted warfare

d. codes of military conduct

3. Comparing gender roles in Chinese, Persian, and Mongol societies, one could reasonably conclude that women had higher status in ________ societies.

a. urbanized

b. eastern

c. nomadic

d. Muslim

4. The Secret History of the Mongols is of great value to historians because it was written ________.

a. in Chinese

b. from the Mongol perspective

c. by those the Mongols conquered

d. by non-Mongols

5. Looking at Map 4.2, the Silk Road was ________ the traditional territory of the Mongols.

a. far from

b. the main axis of communication in

c. along the margins of

d. at the center of

6. “Genghis Khan” means ________.

a. Chinese Emperor

b. Universal Ruler

c. Son of Heaven

d. King Genghis

7. For the Mongols, the Silk Road ________.

a. was both a goal and means of conquest

b. represented Chinese power, and was avoided

c. proved too hostile to be easily conquered

d. prevented conquests to the west

8. The Ilkhanates were ________ lands.

a. Christian

b. Jurchen

c. Russian

d. Muslim

9. Which of these first emerged from resistance to and the overthrow of Mongol rule?

a. the Jurchen empire

b. Mughal rule

c. Russia

d. the Abbasid Caliphate

10. The paiza pictured on page 112 would be most helpful for writing the history of Mongol ________.

a. conquests

b. administration

c. gender relations

d. technology

11. Which of these created the “Chinggis Exchange”?

a. Chinese expansion

b. the Mongol conquests

c. the voyages of Columbus

d. the Pax Mongolica

12. Which of these best describes Ogodei?

a. the first of Genghis Khan’s successors to reunite the Mongol Empire

b. the favored daughter of Genghis Khan

c. Genghis Khan’s successor and ruler of the Golden Horde

d. the official but only partially successful successor to Genghis Khan

13. Which of these was founded by Khubulai as his capital?

a. Beijing

b. Karakorum

c. Chang’an

d. Xi’an

14. Which of these finally fell to Mongol conquerors in 1276?

a. China

b. Kievan Rus

c. the Jurchens

d. the Abbasid Empire

15. The Mongols in China were outnumbered by the Chinese peoples they conquered ________.

a. 100 to 1

b. 5 to 1

c. 10 to 1

d. 200 to 1

16. The bubonic plague killed as much as ________ of the Chinese population.

a. one-half

b. two-thirds

c. one-third

d. one-quarter

17. Like Ogodei, Esen ________.

a. ruled the Ilkhanate

b. was a son of Genghis Khan

c. expanded the Golden Horde to include most of Mongolia

d. attempted but failed to reunite the Mongols

18. For the Silk Road, Mongol rule had a ________ impact.

a. disastrous

b. strengthening

c. generally negative

d. minimal

19. Compared to the peoples of the Chinese, Muslim, and Christian lands they conquered, the political, social, and material culture of the Mongols was ________.

a. in sharp contrast

b. somewhat different

c. nearly identical

d. roughly similar

20. Like merchants, Islam ________ under Mongol rule.

a. declined

b. was persecuted

c. flourished

d. was marginalized