The Mongols - Stimulus Based Multiple Choice

DOC F: The information provided by the map indicates that in 1280 the Mongols controlled

• territory from eastern China to eastern Europe

• areas of Africa, Asia, and Europe

• Japan and Korea

• all of Asia

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In Document-Relationship

DOC G: On which continent did the events described in this passage take place?

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• Europe

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Background Knowledge

DOC H: Identify one factor that led to the historical development depicted in the map above.

• Mongol military techniques were difficult to defend against

• The Mongol capital in Baghdad was heavily fortified

• Mongol trade relationships led to peaceful treaties with neighboring empires

• The Persians were the strongest empire in Asia in the 1300s

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Cause

DOC H: Identify an effect of the historical development depicted in the map above.

• Trade between the Middle East and China increased.

• Mongol culture heavily influenced the Middle East.

• Mongol rule over most of Asia continued into the 1600s.

• The Great Wall was torn down after failing to prevent Mongol invasions into China

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Effect

The Mongols were known for..

• Ability to ride horses well and to wage war.
• The ability to barbecue and hunt
• The ability to build houses and roads
• The ability to herd and hunt

________ united the Mongols and led them in conquering much of Asia

• Wu Zhao
• Kublai Khan
• Tang Taizong
• Genghis Khan

In order to communicate quickly, Genghis Khan 

• Established a postal system
• Utilized the railroad

• Built the Great Wall of China

• Established a written language based on Sanskrit

What happened during the Pax Mongolica?

• The irrigation systems in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys were rebuilt.
• A cure for the bubonic plague was developed in China.
• Ideas and inventions spread with trade between Europe and China.
• Movable type, gunpowder, and the magnetic compass were invented.

________________ was the most famous European to visit China during the lifetime of Kublai Khan.  Later he described Kublai Khan and his court to Europeans.

• Marco Polo
• Genghis Kahn
• Justinian
• Charlesmagne

What is true about the boundaries of the Mongol Empire?

• It included North and South America
• It was very small compared to other empires.
• It stretched across Europe and Asia.
• It was never peaceful or stable.