Mongols Review

Where is Mongolia?

• Central Asia: North of China

• Eastern Europe, West of Russia

• South America

• North Africa

Early Mongolia was home to many ________ groups who herded sheep, goats, horses and lived in movable tents called Yurts.

• Sedentary

• Military

• Nomadic

• None of the above

Who ruled using warfare and united all these Mongolian clans under one government?

• Hammurabi

• Confucius

• Genghis Khan

• Samurai

Khan brought together Mongol law in a new code called ________.

• Twelve Tables

• Five Relationships

• Code of Hammurabi

• Yasa

True or False: The Mongols conquered the largest continuous land based empire in world history.

• True

• False

True or False: The Mongols invaded and took over China using Chinese tactics such as siege warfare, gunpowder, and battering rams.

• True

• False

True or False: Kublai Khan was the grandfather of Genghis Khan.

• True

• False

Which explorer traveled to Mongol controlled China from Europe and worked with Kublai for 17 years?

• Ibn Battuta

• Zheng He

• Marco Polo

• None of the above

True or False: Although they were ruthless invaders and fighters, the Mongols actually respected and showed toleration towards groups once they conquered them.

• True

• False

What took place in 1258 that set Islamic Civilization back?

• Captured and destroyed Constantinople

• Captured and destroyed Baghdad

• Captured and destroyed Mecca

• Captured and destroyed Timbuktu