Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage: The Mongol Moment, 1200

Chapter 11 Summative Quiz

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

They preserved the lifestyle of gathering and hunting societies.

They spread their polytheistic religions to neighboring civilizations.

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

They introduced new political models that reshaped the states of older civilizations.

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

The environments in the Americas were not suitable for pastoral societies.

The settled societies in the Americas lacked the necessary military prowess.

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

There were no agricultural societies with which to trade in the Americas.

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3. A characteristic feature of pastoral societies was their

productivity.

stratification.

mobility.

wealth.

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

The territories the Mongols invaded were experiencing internal divisions.

The technology of the Mongols was superior to that of their adversaries.

Chinggis Khan had a precise blueprint for world conquest.

The tribal values and loyalties of the Mongols functioned as a powerful unifying ideology.

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

The formation of alliances based on kinship ties

The support of the clan of his father, who was a powerful chief

The incorporation of warriors from defeated tribes into his own forces

The defeat of Egyptian forces in Palestine

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6. 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.

Conquered people were forced to convert their land into pastureland for Mongol herds.

A policy of segregation made conquered people a permanent underclass.

Conquered people were barred from the military.

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

did not use local elites to govern.

was not accompanied by Mongol occupation.

penetrated to the village level.

created a mixed race population.

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

The traditional Chinese examination system

The use of traditional Confucian rituals

The disdain towards merchants

The practice of footbinding

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

Rebel forces led by Persian generals drove the Mongols back to their homeland in the steppes.

The Ottoman Empire defeated the Mongols and enslaved them.

The Mongols assimilated into Persian society.

The Mongols were made serfs of Persian lords.

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

Shrinking employment opportunities for women

The weakening of serfdom

Better relations between landowners and workers

A lack of interest in technological innovation

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11. 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.

Their immunity to several deadly diseases allowed them to maintain long-distance trade routes even as agricultural societies along them succumbed to epidemics.

Their promotion of Islam as the only true faith in the empire gave the whole empire a shared culture.

The Mongol conquest of Vietnam and Japan allowed these two regions to fully integrate into the Eurasian trade networks for the first time.

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

The establishment of a formal alliance between the Mongol Empire and the Holy Roman Empire

The diplomatic dialogues between Christian and Muslim rulers that finally brought an end to the Crusades

The merging of the Silk Roads with the trans-Saharan slave trade

The sharing of intelligence information between Persia and China