44. Quiz: Mongols

The European explorer Marco Polo was friends with which khan?

• Genghis Khan

• Kublai Khan

• Tamerlane Khan

• Attila the Hun

What was a Mongol called when they were adopted into a family, clan, or tribe?

• Yurt

• Anda

• Noker

• Clan

What was a Mongol called when they were kicked out of a family, clan, or tribe?

• Yurt

• Anda

• Noker

• Clan

How many families make a tribe?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

About how long did the Mongol Ascendancy (Empire) last?

• 50 years

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 300 years

What did most Mongol children learn to do before they learned to walk?

• Fight

• Ride a horse

• Shoot a bow

• Take care of animals

What country was Kublai Khan famous for conquering?

• India

• Russia

• Mongolia

• China

What do you call someone from Mongolia today?

• Mongols

• Mongolians

• Chinese

• Russians

What was not one of the 5 reasons the Mongols were so successful in battle?

• Outstanding leadership

• Military Skills

• Psychological Warfare

• Herding Livestock (Animals)

What was not a "Psychological Warfare" technique that the Mongols used on their enemies?

• Cutting off heads of the dead

• Using diseased bodies as a weapon

• Beating of a war drum to let their enemies know they were coming

• Knowing that if you were a male and taller than a wagon wheel you would have been killed