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1
By alluding to the story of Guillaume Boucher, the authors of the textbook intend to show that
A)the Mongols were uncouth and poor.
B)the Mongol empire was cosmopolitan and linked many peoples and cultures in Eurasia.
C)Karakorum was a poor city.
D)slaves enjoyed no rights in Mongol society.
E)all of the above
2
Which of the following groups were not prominent nomadic peoples from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries?
A)the Huns
B)the Saljuq Turks
C)the Mongols
D)the Ottomans
E)the Golden Horde
3
Nomadic peoples of central Asia
A)lived in kumiss and drank yurts.
B)liked to trade with settled peoples.
C)did not have any religious beliefs.
D)had rigid social classes.
E)none of the above
4
In nomadic society,
A)there were only two social classes: nobles and commoners.
B)clans and tribes were autonomous; they did not obey orders from other clans.
C)the statuses of nobles and commoners were hereditary and unchanging.
D)nobles tended to govern with iron fists.
E)none of the above
5
Nomadic peoples of Asia could wield massive military power because of their
A)outstanding horsemanship.
B)accuracy with bows and arrows.
C)maneuverability as cavalry units.
D)discipline.
E)all of the above
6
Saljuq Turks who lived in Abbasid Persia and took over Byzantine Anatolia during the early eleventh century were
A)equal co-rulers with the Byzantine emperors.
B)led by sultans who dominated the Abbasid government.
C)resented by the peasants of Anatolia.
D)responsible for defeating the Abbasid army at Manzikert.
E)all of the above
7
During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Ghaznavid Turks
A)invaded Afghanistan.
B)converted to Buddhism and Hinduism.
C)invaded northern India.
D)were constantly expanding their territory.
E)all of the above
8
The man who united all the Mongol tribes into a single confederation in 1206 was
A)Khubilai Khan.
B)Hülegü.
C)Teghril Beg.
D)Chinggis Khan.
E)Mahmud of Ghazni.
9
With regard to the Mongols' military strategies, they
A)would travel more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) per day to surprise an enemy.
B)could shoot arrows while riding their horses.
C)could shoot arrows and fell enemies within 200 meters (656 feet).
D)would spare their enemies if they surrendered without resistance.
E)all of the above
10
According to the eyewitness account of Marco Polo, the Mongols' military tactics included
A)gathering up forces and meeting the enemy face-on.
B)refusing to ever retreat.
C)making even the lowest soldier report to the one high officer in charge of the battle.
D)carrying little by way of food supplies; they would rely on their horses' blood if needed.
E)all of the above
11
Warlike nomadic people cut long-distance trade between the Far East and the Mediterranean.
A)True
B)False
12
Nomadic class structure was extremely inflexible and permitted very little social mobility.
A)True
B)False
13
Byzantine peasants did not resist the Saljuq invaders.
A)True
B)False
14
Mahmud of Ghazni enjoyed little resistance to his rule in India because of his tolerant religious policies.
A)True
B)False
15
Chinggis Khan ruled effectively through the leaders of allied tribes.
A)True
B)False
16
Chinggis Khan led his army to Persia and wreaked massive destruction on the conquered land. The immediate reason for this havoc was
A)to eliminate Islam.
B)to seek revenge against the Khwarazm shah and eliminate the possibility of his survival.
C)to make Persian lands into Mongol pastureland.
D)to learn how to use the qanat irrigation system.
E)none of the above
17
After Chinggis Khan's death, the Mongol Empire was divided into four regional empires. China, as one of the regional empires, was ruled by
A)the great khans.
B)the khans of the Golden Horde.
C)the ilkhans.
D)the khans of Chaghatai.
E)none of the above
18
Which of the following contributed to the failure of Khubilai's invasions of Japan?
A)Mongol forces did not adapt well to the environment in Japan.
B)Bubonic plague erupted and took great tolls among the conquered populations.
C)Mongol fleets were twice destroyed by typhoons.
D)The Mongols were unable to combat the guerilla tactics of the defenders.
E)all of the above
19
Observing Mongol rule in China, one can say that the Mongols
A)quickly assimilated into Chinese society.
B)were in awe of Chinese society.
C)rapidly abandoned their nomadic existence for a settled, agricultural one.
D)tolerated all Chinese religious traditions.
E)all of the above
20
As for their rule in China, the Mongols
A)resisted assimilation to Chinese cultural traditions.
B)executed Confucian scholars and promoted Buddhism.
C)encouraged intermarriage between Mongols and Chinese.
D)used local Chinese people as administrators.
E)all of the above
21
During the thirteenth century, long-distance trade in Eurasia increased primarily because
A)the Mongols worked to secure trade routes and ensure the safety of merchants passing through their vast territories.
B)Mongol rulers adopted the same paper currency that could be used within all the four regional empires.
C)Mongol policies encouraged economic growth and specialization of production in various regions.
D)Mongol people settled down and began creating agricultural surpluses.
E)all of the above
22
All of the following caused the decline of Mongol rule in China except
A)peasant rebellions.
B)bubonic plague.
C)the mandate of Heaven.
D)the declining value of paper money.
E)factional infighting.
23
The real name of the most famous Turkish leader, known as the lame conqueror, was
A)Tamerlane.
B)Timur.
C)Tamerlane the Whirlwind.
D)Temüjin.
E)Osman.
24
Ottomans were
A)descendants of the Mongols.
B)Turkish people.
C)Persians.
D)Indo-Europeans.
E)none of the above
25
The man who led the Turkish army and captured Constantinople in 1453 was
A)Osman.
B)Tamerlane.
C)Mehmed II.
D)Istanbul.
E)none of the above
26
While Mongol forces seized control of Persia and China, they were unable to defeat Russia.
A)True
B)False
27
Hulegu ended the Abbasid dynasty when he took Baghdad in 1258.
A)True
B)False
28
The Mongol rulers of Persia were tolerant of a variety of religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism.
A)True
B)False
29
The Uighurs were bitter enemies of the Mongols who helped to destroy the Golden Horde.
A)True
B)False
30
The integration of Eurasia achieved by the Mongols had many positive effects, but it also encouraged the spread of epidemics.
A)True
B)False





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