7.06 Mongol Empire and the Silk Road

What did the Mongol Empire do to improve and expand the Silk Road?

• Increased tolls and taxes on the roads

• Ignored the condition of the roads

• Lowered tolls and taxes on the roads

• Encouraged bandit attacks on travelers

Why did Kublai Khan want the routes along the Silk Road to be in good condition?

• To increase tolls and taxes collected

• To facilitate trade and maintain control over China

• To discourage foreign visitors

• To limit the movement of merchants

Which group of people had many privileges and did not have to pay taxes during the Yuan Dynasty?

• Chinese peasants

• Mongol people

• Foreign scholars

• Merchants

What institutions did Kublai Khan establish to welcome foreign scholars?

• Institute of Muslim Astronomy and Imperial Academy of Medicine

• Imperial Academy of Medicine and Institute of Chinese History

• Institute of European Astronomy and Imperial Academy of Mathematics

• Imperial Academy of Mathematics and Institute of Chinese History

What did the spread of technologies and ideas along the Silk Road lead to?

• Decrease in trade and cultural exchange

• Isolation of the Yuan Dynasty

• Spread of Chinese technologies and practices

• Collapse of the Mongol Empire

Where was Marco Polo born?

• China

• Russia

• Italy

• Persia

What was Kublai Khan's impression of Marco Polo?

• He was impressed with Marco

• He despised Marco

• He had Marco removed from the Mongol Empire

• He sent diplomats to make peace with Marco

What did Marco Polo's book, The Travels of Marco Polo, do?

• Encouraged people to travel westward along the Silk Road

• Discouraged people from traveling along the Silk Road

• Promoted European inventions and technologies

• Highlighted the decline of the Mongol Empire

What did European people learn about from Marco Polo's book?

• Chinese inventions and technologies

• European inventions and technologies

• Mongol customs and traditions

• Russian history and culture

What did Chinese technologies such as paper-making spread to other places?

• Salt production

• Coal mining

• Textile manufacturing

• Writing and printing