WEEK TEN QUIZ
Due 5-7-2009
Please be sure to check off only one response.
Student's Name
A solely to the charisma and military genius of Genghis Khan
B a mixture of religious affiliations
C at least partially to the long-term trends and pressures of Central Asia
D to unusual weather patterns of the twelfth century 2.) If attacked by the Mongols, what would be the best course of action?
A negotiate
B open the city gates to fight
C keep the gates closed but do not surrender
D surrender 3.) To enhance their ability to control Russia, the Mongols
A granted privileges to the Orthodox Church
B undermined local elites
C converted to Christianity
D had a partnership with the Russian cities 4.) The Mongol armies in western Eurasia were made up of
A ethnic Mongols
B Uighur mercenaries
C Mamluks
D an international force 5.) What did a Confucian adviser talk Ogodei out of doing?
A making Buddhism the official religion of China
B defeating southern China
C attacking Japan a third time
D turning the rich farmlands of northern China into pasture lands 6.) According to Mongol law, the status of the people within their realms was based on
A individual merit
B military expertise
C where they or their ancestors were born
D their educational level 7.) The Mongolian influenced Chinese vernacular language is often called
A Uighur
B Mandarin
C Hakka
D Hmong 8.) The Ming Empire addressed the problem of hostile western Mongol control of the overland trade routes by
A ceasing trade
B fighting the Mongols
C sending Zheng He to establish connections by sea
D bribing the Mongols 9. ) Which of the following best describes the religious atmosphere on the steppe?
A All peoples followed the God known as Eternal Heaven
B a mixture of religious beliefs
C Islam was dominant
D Buddhism was the major religion 10.) Genghis Khan divided his empire into four
A Regions
B Khanates
C Provinces
D Kingdoms
11.) The 1281 Mongolian invasion of Japan was forestalled by
A the Japanese military
B the kamikaze
C diplomacy
D a marriage treaty 12.) Tibetan Buddhist priests were
A llamas
B sufis
C lamas
D bodhis
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