Mongol Invasion of China Quiz

What was one of the reasons life in 1205 was considered difficult?

• High taxes

• Slow Wi-Fi

• Lack of education

• Frequent natural disasters

What provoked the first Mongol attack on the Chinese states?

• A trade dispute

• A failed alliance proposal

• A personal insult to Genghis Khan

• A rival fleeing to Western Xia

How did the Mongols manage to conquer the Xia capital?

• By using advanced siege weapons

• By bribing the city officials

• By diverting a river into the city

• By forming an alliance with local nobles

What was the Jin Dynasty's initial response to the Mongol threat?

• They formed an alliance with the Song Dynasty

• They offered to become a client state

• They launched a preemptive strike

• They fortified their cities

What was the outcome of the Mongol invasion of the Jin Dynasty?

• The Jin Dynasty became a vassal state

• The Jin Dynasty formed an alliance with the Song

• The Mongols retreated

• The Jin Dynasty defeated the Mongols

What led to the 20-year stalemate between the Mongols and the Song Dynasty?

• A peace treaty between the two

• The Mongols' lack of interest in the region

• The Song Dynasty's strong naval forces

• The Song's successful defense at the Yangtze River

What was the consequence of the Song Dynasty's attack on Mongol land?

• The Song Dynasty gained new territories

• The Song Dynasty formed an alliance with the Jin

• A peace treaty was signed

• The Mongols launched a relentless conquest

What event finally broke the stalemate between the Mongols and the Song?

• A successful Mongol siege of a key fortress

• A natural disaster

• A betrayal within the Song Dynasty

• A new Mongol leader taking charge

How did the last emperor of the Song Dynasty meet his end?

• He was betrayed by his generals

• He drowned during a retreat

• He fled to a neighboring country

• He was captured and executed

What marked the completion of the Mongol conquest of China?

• A treaty with the Song Dynasty

• The fall of the last Song emperor

• The death of Genghis Khan

• The capture of the Song capital