AP World History Ways Of The World Chapter 11 Quiz

Which of the following describes the role pastoral societies played in world history before the Mongol Empire?

They created a series of nomadic empires and controlled major trade routes.

Which of the following was a way in which the Mongols contributed to the globalization of the Eurasian world?

In providing a secure environment for traders, they facilitated long-distance international commerce.

Which region gained the most from the exchanges of ideas and technologies facilitated by the Mongol Empire?

Europe

Refer to Map 11.1 in the textbook. Which country was not conquered by the Mongols despite repeated invasions?

Japan

Which of the following contributed to Temujin's rise to power and recognition as Chinggis Khan of the Great Mongol Nation?

The incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces

Which of the following is an example of the Mongol rulers' policy toward people in the conquered territories?

Chinese and Muslim officials were allowed to hold advisory positions in government.

What aspects of Chinese civilization did Mongol rulers in the Yuan dynasty adopt?

The use of traditional Confucian rituals

What role did Mongol women play in the administration of the Mongol empire?

They advised on government policies and court decisions.

What happened to the Mongols in Persia in the fourteenth century?

The Mongols assimilated into Persian society.

Why was promoting international commerce important to the Mongols?

They wanted to extract wealth from civilizations by taxing trade.

Which of the following is an example of the types of exchanges facilitated by Mongol rule over much of Eurasia?

The sharing of intelligence information between Persia and China

Why did pastoral societies emerge only in the Afro-Eurasian world and not in the Americas?

There was a lack of large animals that could be domesticated in the Americas.

Which of the following was a feature of Mongol rule?

Tolerance of all religions

Which of the following is a reason Western Europe was not conquered by the Mongols?

Western Europe lacked adequate pasture for Mongol herds.

Which of the following is an example of the ideas and techniques exchanged within the Eurasian network facilitated by Mongol rule?

The transmission of the Chinese practice of acupuncture to the Middle East

The Mongol Empire played a significant role in world history because it

brought together the nomadic peoples of inner Eurasia and the agricultural civilizations of outer Eurasia.

In what way were Europeans in the sixteenth century similar to Mongols in the thirteenth century?

Both were on the periphery of the major established civilizations.

As a corrective to past views of pastoral peoples, recent interpretations of their role in world history have drawn attention to their

development of cultures centered on horses, camels, or cattle.

Which of the following describes pastoral societies' relationship with agricultural societies?

Pastoral societies sought food stuffs, manufactured goods, and luxury items from agricultural societies.

In comparison to the Mongol conquests of Persia and China, Mongol rule in Russia

was not accompanied by Mongol occupation.

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the Black Death on European society?

The weakening of serfdom

Which of the following was an obstacle to the creation of large empires among pastoralists?

Internal rivalry between clans

Like the Arabs and the Persians, the Turks between the tenth and fourteenth centuries

converted to Islam and introduced the religion to the areas they conquered.

Which of the following facilitated the creation of the Mongol Empire?

The territories the Mongols invaded were experiencing internal divisions.

Which of the following resulted from Mongol rule over Russia?

Expansion of the Orthodox Church, Moscow becomes the core of Russia, adopted Mongol weapons, taxes, military draft