Mongol Empire

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Which factor contributed to the success of the vast empire created by the Mongols? Options: avoiding contacts with the West, paying monetary tribute to local rulers, employing superior military skills, converting conquered people to Confucianism

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employing superior military skills

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Which situation was a result of the Pax Mongolica? Options: trade increased between Europe and Asia, China became isolated from its neighbors, warfare between Japan and Vietnam escalated, Europeans conquered the Aztecs and Incas

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trade increased between Europe and Asia

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Which areas did the Mongols conquer and incorporate into their empire? Options: China, Russia, and Iran; Axum, Zimbabwe, and West Africa; Spain, France, and Egypt; Japan, India, and Eastern Europe

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China, Russia, and Iran

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Primary animal used by the Mongols for transportation

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horses

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What effect did Mongols have on the Silk Road?

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Mongols made it safer & increased trade

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What does "Pax Mongolica" mean?

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Mongolian Peace

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What was one thing that contributed to the end of the Mongolian Golden Age? Options: fighting with conquered people, became unsafe to travel across the empire, inability to manage a large empire, economy in crisis

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inability to manage a large empire

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After the Song Dynasty came to an end in China, the next dynasty was the

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Yuan Dynasty

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One factor that helped the Mongols maintain their power was: Their brutality against women, Their demand for monetary tribute, The vastness of their empire, Their practice of religious tolerance

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Their practice of religious tolerance

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How did the Mongols view religious matters?

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They were relaxed and tolerant.