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APWH VCHS Ch. 12
AP World History Bulliet
Question | Answer |
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The Mongol way of life was | pastoral |
Menial work in Mongol camps was done by | slaves |
The Mongol leader the khan had his decisions ratified by a | council |
One religion among the several or many that virtually all Mongols observed was | shamanism |
As a means of continuing to spread the Mongol Empire | Genghis Khan used the following means to expand and control his territories? |
The first Mongol conquests under Genghis Khan were in | China |
Which of the Mongol Khans conquered Rus' in 1236? | Batu |
To maintain control of vast area the Mongols formed different khanates The Golden Horde ruled over | Russia |
After rejection by his family for the title of Great Khan | Khubilai formed |
Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European ambition to find easier routes to | Asia |
One of the most significant effects of Mongol trade routes was | the spread of diseases including the plague |
The conflict between the Il-khans and the Golden Horde originated in | religious differences |
In 1295 the Il-khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion? | Islam |
In an attempt to repel non-Muslims in the Il-Khan and Crimean/Caucauses areas | the Golden Horde formed an alliance with Egyptian Mamluks |
Tax farming is | the sale of tax-collecting contracts to small corporations |
Apparently envisioning himself as a new Genghis Khan this ruler attacked the Muslim sultanate of Delhi in 1398 | Timur Why was there a cultural flowering in Iran |
Who attempted to write the first world history | Rashid al-Din |
The scholar Nasir al-Din Tusi was most notable for his contributions in | mathematical developments in algebra and trigonometry |
A significant transmission and sharing of scientific knowledge was found in the form of | eclipse predictions and tables |
The significant scientific discoveries of Islamic scholars were translated by | Arabic scholars; Byzantine monks into Greek; Christian scholars in Spain |
What economic problems did Russia see during the time of Mongol domination? | overzealous tax collection by Russian princes the burden of taxation carried by the peasantry |
the attempt to introduce paper money by the Mongols | direct exchange of goods rather than purchases in currency |
The Russian prince who advocated cooperation with the Mongols to avoid destructive assimilation was | Alexander Nevskii |
Which Russian ruler was the first to use the term "tsar"? | Ivan III |
Stephen Dushan took advantage of weakening Byzantine influence and proclaimed himself tsar of | the Serbs Greeks Bulgarians and Albanians |
Mongol armies often consisted of | a multinational force with Mongol leaders |
Which of the following did the Europeans not learn about from the Mongols? | Porcelain |
In 1453 the Ottomans conquered which important Christian city? | Constantinople |
Mongol rulers in China were increasingly influenced by the idea of a universal rulership model by religious leaders from | Tibet |
What was the most lasting impact of the Mongols on China? | The Mongols permanently reunited China after a prolonged period of political fragmentation |
The Yuan tax administration relied on | Persian Arab and Uighur administrators |
Which group held the lowest social rank in Yuan China? | Southern Chinese After the introduction of paper money in China caused economic instability |
One effect of the rise of cities in Yuan China was | the increasing influence of Mandarin |
Reliance on provincial production of goods instead of urban centralization of production was termed: | cottage industry |
In 1368 | the Yuan Empire was overthrown and replaced by the |
To demonstrate their rejection of the Mongols | the Ming emperors |
The emperor Yongle improved the imperial complex built by the Mongols called the | Forbidden City |
Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan | the emperor Yongle put an emphasis on |
Zheng He's primary accomplishment was | acquiring Ming tributary states |
Why didn't Ming China develop seafaring for commercial and military gain? | The Mongol threat from the north took priority over seafaring |
What was the primary reason for the slowdown of technology after Yongle's death? | limitation of the mining industry by the Ming empire |
Which of the following was not a reason for economic decline in China after the death of Yongle? | Resurgence of the bubonic plague Water Margin and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms are examples of |
The Ming produced one of the most prized commercial products of Eurasia: | porcelain |
Which of the following areas were not under Mongol domination? | Japan |
Which coastal area did the Mongols see as crucial to choke off the sea trade of their enemies? | Korea |
The relationship between the leading family in Korea | the Koryo family |
Two main areas of mechanized production in Yi Korea were in | cotton and movable-type font |
The rise of literacy in Korea resulted from the | combination of an improved printing system and the han'gul writing system |
Unlike in Ming China | the development of agriculture in the Yi kingdom was based on what cash crop? |
What military techniques or innovations made the Yi military a formidable defensive force? | cannon with gunpowder-driven arrow launchers |
What prevented the Mongols from invading Japan? | A storm prevented them from establishing a base |
How did the threat of Mongol invasion affect Japan? | The Japanese military government spent a lot of time building coastal defenses |
Kamikaze means | wind of the gods |
The ancestor of modern Vietnam was formed when Annam | annexed Champa |