Module 12 Quiz

Which of the following is true about the Pax Mongolica? (Select all that apply.)

A. Mongol policies, such as regular garrisons of soldiers along trade routes, actively promoted commerce.

B. The Mongols spread Muslim achievements in astronomy and mathematics eastward to China.

C. The Mongols spread Chinese inventions, like gunpowder, westward.

D. The trade routes encouraged Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim communities to spread to new places.

A. Mongol policies, such as regular garrisons of soldiers along trade routes, actively promoted commerce.

B. The Mongols spread Muslim achievements in astronomy and mathematics eastward to China.

C. The Mongols spread Chinese inventions, like gunpowder, westward.

D. The trade routes encouraged Buddhist, Christian, and Muslim communities to spread to new places.

-All of them

Place the following terms in their proper chronological order from the earliest to most recent

A. The Seljuk Empire, Genghis Khan, the Pax Mongolica

A. The Seljuk Empire, Genghis Khan, the Pax Mongolica

Which of the following was true regarding nomadic life in Central Asia (Select all that apply.)

A. Nomads almost-always attempted to join the settled agrarian communities they encountered

B. Herding was the principal lifestyle for Central Asians

C. Central Asian societies were predominantly peaceful

D. Women were frequently isolated from men and had no meaningful role in society

B. Herding was the principal lifestyle for Central Asians

The Assassins were a radical Shi'te sect that terrorized the Sunni Muslim world for almost two hundred years

True

False

True

The Seljuk Turks came to love Persian culture and even revitalized Islamic culture

True

False

True

Mongols of the Khanate of Jagadai saw themselves as the preservers of Mongolian tradition and even attacked other Mongols whom they criticized for embracing foreign lifestyles.

True

False

True

Which of the following best describes the Mongol assaults on the Muslim world (Select all that apply.)

A. The Mongols despised Islam as the religion of those they conquered and persecuted it while in power

B. The Mongols ended the Abbasid Empire and even sacked the city of Baghdad

C. The Mongols of the region formed their own state, known as the Il-Khanate (subordinate khans)

D. the Il-Khanate collapsed in the early fourteenth century when the Seljuk Turks attacked

B. The Mongols ended the Abbasid Empire and even sacked the city of Baghdad

C. The Mongols of the region formed their own state, known as the Il-Khanate (subordinate khans)

Which of the following best describes Mongol rule in China (Select all that apply.)

A. Khubilai Khan's China successfully drove off two Japanese invasions along the Chinese coast

B. Khubilai Khan practiced religious toleration, becoming a Buddhist and even marrying a Christian woman

C. The Chinese, especially Confucian scholars, resented the Mongols as barbarians

D. Khubilai Khan embraced Chinese culture and adopted a sedentary lifestyle

B. Khubilai Khan practiced religious toleration, becoming a Buddhist and even marrying a Christian woman

C. The Chinese, especially Confucian scholars, resented the Mongols as barbarians

D. Khubilai Khan embraced Chinese culture and adopted a sedentary lifestyle

What of the following accurately describes the relationship between Russia and the Mongol-Tatars? (Select all that apply.)

A. The Mongols conquered many Russian cities and ruled them directly

B. None of these

C. Mongols in Russia rejected Orthodox Christianity and settled agrarian life.

D. Mongol policy shaped future Russian society by promoting the status of the city of Moscow.

C. Mongols in Russia rejected Orthodox Christianity and settled agrarian life.

D. Mongol policy shaped future Russian society by promoting the status of the city of Moscow.

What factors contributed to Mongol success? (Select all that apply.)

A. Religious fervor against those who did not share their beliefs

B. Lack of united resistance.

C. Leadership

D. The ability to adopt innovations from other cultures.

B. Lack of united resistance.

C. Leadership

D. The ability to adopt innovations from other cultures.