Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage: The Mongol Movement, 1200-1500

5th Ed - Ch 3

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

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

Which of the following was the most characteristic feature of pastoral societies?

Their mobility.

A characteristic feature of pastoral societies was their

mobility.

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

Pastoral societies sought foodstuffs, 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?

Labor shortages that weakened 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 was a pastoral empire that served as a model for the Turks and the Mongols?

Xiongnu

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

The territories the Mongols invaded were experiencing internal divisions.

Which of the following describes the transformation of the Turkic people from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries?

They changed from polytheistic worshippers to followers and carriers of a monotheistic Islam.

Which of the following resulted from Mongol rule over Russia?

The adoption by Russian princes of the Mongols’ diplomatic rituals.

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

Which country was not conquered by the Mongols despite repeated invasions?

Japan

Which of the following contributed to Temujins 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 traditional Confucian rituals.

Which of the following was forbidden in China while it was under Mongol rule?

Intermarriage.

The most difficult and protracted of the Mongols many conquests was in

China.

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

The Mongols assimilated into Persian society.

Mongol rule in Russia facilitated the rise to power of which city?

Moscow.

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.

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 to the Middle East of the Chinese practice of diagnosing illness by taking the pulse of patients.

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

brought together the pastoral 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 pastoral peoples’

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