Question 1

Which group held the lowest social rank in Yuan China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southern Chinese
B)  Northern Chinese
C)  Middle Easterners
D)  Central Asians
E)  MongolsF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 2

Ming China didn't develop seafaring for commercial and military because commercial maritime expectations fell short and

Accepted Answer

A)  the emperor feared outside contacts and influence.
B)  the peasantry were a strong voting lobby and refused to support it.
C)  the merchants were opposed to losing their domestic markets.
D)  the Mongol threat from the north and west took priority over seafaring.
E)  the Japanese merchants undercut the market and stole China's trading partners.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 3

What prevented the Mongols from conquering Japan?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Mongols feared the samurai military prowess.
B)  The jungle heat prevented their horses from continuing.
C)  A storm prevented them from establishing a base.
D)  Mongol tactics were no match for the Japanese military technology.
E)  The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Mongol naval base.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Discuss the effects of Mongol domination on Russia with emphasis on how it shaped Russia's economic and political development.

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Question 5

In the Yuan Empire, the Mongols were the warriors, and the Central Asians and the Middle Easterners were the census takers and the

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A)  tax collectors.
B)  farmers.
C)  priests.
D)  commanders.
E)  rulers.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Which khan established the Yuan Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinggis
B)  Khubilai
C)  Timur
D)  Ogodei
E)  SayyidF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the Mongol Khans attacked Russian territories and took control of towns along the Volga?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genghis
B)  Ögödei
C)  Khubilai
D)  Batu
E)  GüyükF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 8

As a result of the Il-Khan attempt to repel them in the Crimean/Caucauses areas, the Golden Horde formed an alliance with

Accepted Answer

A)  Persian Muslims.
B)  Egyptian Mamluks.
C)  Seljuk Turks.
D)  Byzantine (Ottoman) Janissary forces.
E)  Buddhists in India.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

After the Ming withdrawal, Dai Viet consolidated power by conquering

Accepted Answer

A)  Champa.
B)  Singapore.
C)  Tibet.
D)  Korea.
E)  Russia.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Stephen Dushan took advantage of weakening Byzantine influence and proclaimed himself tsar of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Slavs.
B)  the Greeks, Byzantines, Bulgarians, and Sicilians.
C)  the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Macedonians.
D)  the Macedonians, Albanians, Slavs, and Serbs.
E)  the Serbs, Greeks, Bulgarians, and Albanians.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In 1295, the Il-khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam
B)  Judaism
C)  Christianity
D)  Buddhism
E)  ShintoF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following was not an area in which the early Ming Empire stimulated high achievement?

Accepted Answer

A)  literature
B)  decorative arts
C)  painting
D)  whipbuilding
E)  All of these are correct.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Which of the following was not a khanate in the area of the former Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Golden Horde
B)  White Horde
C)  Crimean
D)  None of these are correct.
E)  All of these are correct.F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

The term "tsar" was of origina.

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin
B)  Mongol
C)  Chinese
D)  Byzantine
E)  RussianF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Who recorded Chinggis Khan's deathbed speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  Juvaini
B)  Marco Polo
C)  Ibn Battuta
D)  Ivan III
E)  Rashid al-DinF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Mongol rulers in China were increasingly influenced by the idea of a universal rulership model by religious leaders called lamas from

Accepted Answer

A)  Tibet.
B)  Korea.
C)  Vietnam.
D)  India.
E)  Japan.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

What effects did the Mongols have on traditional Chinese society; and what effects did the fall of the Yuan dynasty have?

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Question 18

The first Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan were in

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Asia, the Middle East, and Russia.
B)  Japan and Korea.
C)  Northern China.
D)  Egypt.
E)  Annam.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

In 1453, the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II captured which important Christian city of the Byzantine Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kiev
B)  Vienna
C)  Paris
D)  Budapest
E)  ConstantinopleF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

In 1260, major divisions emerged between the Mongol khans because

Accepted Answer

A)  many branches refused to accept Khubilai as Great Khan.
B)  Jagadai did not accept Shamanism.
C)  Batu and Khubilai teamed up against Jagadai.
D)  some refused to accept an alliance with the Mamluks.
E)  Yuan defied tribunal consensus to attack central Europe.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 13: Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

What effects did the Mongols have on traditional Chinese society; and what effects did the fall of the Yuan dynasty have?

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Ming China didn't develop seafaring for commercial and military because commercial maritime expectations fell short and

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Which of the following was not an area in which the early Ming Empire stimulated high achievement?

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Which of the Mongol Khans attacked Russian territories and took control of towns along the Volga?

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Who recorded Chinggis Khan's deathbed speech?

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Which of the following was not a khanate in the area of the former Soviet Union?

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Which khan established the Yuan Empire?

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Stephen Dushan took advantage of weakening Byzantine influence and proclaimed himself tsar of

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As a result of the Il-Khan attempt to repel them in the Crimean/Caucauses areas, the Golden Horde formed an alliance with

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The first Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan were in

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In 1453, the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II captured which important Christian city of the Byzantine Empire?

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The term "tsar" was of origina.

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Which group held the lowest social rank in Yuan China?

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Discuss the effects of Mongol domination on Russia with emphasis on how it shaped Russia's economic and political development.

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Mongol rulers in China were increasingly influenced by the idea of a universal rulership model by religious leaders called lamas from

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After the Ming withdrawal, Dai Viet consolidated power by conquering

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In the Yuan Empire, the Mongols were the warriors, and the Central Asians and the Middle Easterners were the census takers and the

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What prevented the Mongols from conquering Japan?

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In 1260, major divisions emerged between the Mongol khans because

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In 1295, the Il-khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion?

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