CCWH#17 Wait For It...The Mongols!

Which of the following were accomplishments of the Mongols mentioned in the introduction of the episode?

• They conquered more land in 25 years than the Romans did in 400.

• They influenced the creation of the nations of Russia and Korea

• They possibly smashed the feudal system.

• They created a giant trade network.

Which phrase best describes the Mongols view of the religious practices of their subjects?

• Tolerance

• Intolerance

Which of the following are generally true about herders?

• They migrate according to climate conditions so they can feed their flocks.

• They generally don't produce manufactured goods which means they live near settled people to trade.

• Because they generally live close to nature and in harsh conditions, pastoralists tend to be tough.

• They also tend to be more egalitarian, especially where women are concerned.

Prior to Genghis Khan if you had to choose a pastoral nomadic group to come out of central Asia and dominate the world would you have likely picked the Mongols?

• Yes

• No

Which Mongol leader put them on the path to near world domination?

• Genghis Khan

• Ögedei Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Timur

Which two innovations allowed Temüjin to win the Mongol Civil War and be proclaimed "universal ruler" or Genghis Khan?

• He promoted people based on merit rather than family position

• He brought lower classes of conquered people into his own tribe while dispossessing the leaders of the conquered clans.

• All Mongols feared him and refused to fight him.

• He was the richest of the Mongol rulers with the strongest family ties.

This capital of the Abbasid Empire was destroyed by the Mongols in 1258

• Baghdad

• Samarkand

• Damascus

• Kiev

This grandson of Genghis Khan finished the conquest of China defeating the Song Dynasty and founding the Yuan Dynasty.

• Möngke Khan

• Ögedei Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Timur

This European trader and explorer wrote of his journey and time in the court of Kublai Khan?

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Vasco de Gama

This battle in North Africa stopped the Mongol expansion into North Africa.

• Battle of Ain Jalut

• Battle of The Talas River

• Battle of Thermopylae

• The Battle of Manzikert