The Mongolian Empire

The man who led the Turkish army and captured Constantinople in 1453 was

• Tamerlane

• Mehmed II

• Istanbul

• None of the answers are correct

Ottomans were...

• descendants of the Mongols

• Persians

• Turkish people

• Greek Warriors

All of the following caused the decline of Mongol rule in China except

• peasant rebellions

• The spread of disease among the population.
• high taxes

• The introduction of new technologies and trade routes.

During the thirteenth century, long-distance trade in Eurasia increased primarily because

• the establishment of the Mongol Empire and the Silk Road trade routes
• the invention of the printing press
• Mongol policies encouraged economic growth and specialization of production in various regions.

• the rise of maritime trade in the Mediterranean

As for their rule in China, the Mongols...

• ruled China as the Yuan Dynasty, introducing foreign governance

• resisted assimilation to Chinese cultural traditions

• used Confucian scholars in government and promoted Buddhism.

• all of these are correct

Observing Mongol rule in Persia and China, one can say that the Mongols were

• adaptable rulers who integrated local cultures
• military leaders focused solely on expansion
• isolated rulers who rejected local traditions
• tyrannical conquerors who imposed their culture

Which of the following did not contribute to the failure of Khubilai's ventures in Japan and Southeast Asia?

• The Mongol navies were destroyed by Japanese kamikaze

• Insufficient resources for expansion
• Lack of military technology
• Bubonic plague erupted and took great tolls among the conquered populations

After Genghis Khan's death, the Mongol Empire was divided into four regional empires. China, as one of the regional empires, was ruled by

• Kublai Khan or "Yuan Dynasty"

• Temujin
• Ogedei Khan
• Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan led his army to Persia and wreaked massive destruction on the conquered land. The immediate reason for this havoc was

• to seek revenge against the shah for murdering his trade envoy

• to secure gold and diamond mines to pay his troops

• to learn how to use the qanat irrigation system

• all of these answers are correct

According to the eyewitness account of Marco Polo, the Mongols' military tactics included

• swift surprise attacks, utilizing their superior cavalry

• feigned retreats to lure enemies into ambushes

• a strategy of psychological warfare to instill fear in their opponents

• All of the answers are correct