Mongol Empire Quiz

Who initiated two decades of Mongol aggression shortly after his acclamation in 1206?

• Chinggis Khan

• Ögödei

• Batu

• Khubilai

Which city did Chinggis Khan capture in 1215, which is known as Beijing today?

• Yanjing

• Karakorum

• Baghdad

• Moscow

In which state east of the Caspian Sea did Chinggis Khan initiate an invasion in 1219?

• Khwarezm

• Tanggut

• Jin

• Golden Horde

Who became the Great Khan in 1227 after Chinggis Khan's death?

• Chinggis Khan

• Ögödei

• Batu

• Khubilai

Which Mongol leader attacked Russian territories, conquered Moscow, Poland, and Hungary in a five-year campaign?

• Chinggis Khan

• Ögödei

• Batu

• Khubilai

Which Mongol leader sacked Baghdad in 1258 and executed the last Abbasid caliph?

• Chinggis Khan

• Ögödei

• Batu

• Khubilai

Who declared himself the founder of the Yuan Empire in 1271?

• Chinggis Khan

• Ögödei

• Batu

• Khubilai

Which weapon used by the Mongols could shoot one-third farther than the bows used by sedentary enemies?

• Sword

• Lance

• Javelin

• Central Asian bow

What did the Mongols use to fire flaming arrows and hurl enormous projectiles?

• Catapults

• Swords

• Lances

• Javelins

Which empire did Sultan Mehmet II capture in 1453, bringing the Byzantine Empire to an end?

• Ottoman Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Seljuk Empire

• Byzantine Empire