Assessment AMSCO 2.2 The Mongols & the Modern World

1100s

1300s

1000s

1200s

were a unified tribe of nomadic warriors

encompassed many clashing tribes of nomadic traders

had been unified by their hierarchical adoption of Islam

consisted of multiple clans of pastoral nomads

boreal forest

none of these options are correct

tundra

steppe

they were terrified of water, and refused to cross it; as a result, they ended up covering and conquering far more ground

they created technologies, such as snowshoes and toboggans, to traverse the frozen grounds

they moved from place to place depending on the seasons and all people, male and female alike, were expected to be excellent horsemen

they valued the towering coniferous trees so much that their empire was born of protecting them

within the Arctic circle, stretching all the way across northern Russia to the Baltic sea

north of the Gobi desert and south of the Arctic circle; from China, across the -Stans, all the way to eastern Europe

south of the Gobi desert and north of southeast Asia; from China, across India and Pakistan to the Arabian peninsula

from the desert of the Arabian peninsula all the way across northern Africa

began to realize that their lifestyle was not sustainable

came to value emotional intelligence and diplomacy

became envious of the wealth they saw other tribes acquiring

adopted Buddhist practices of veganism and purity

through intense focus on doing so: he valued talent above family and formed advantageous friendships, and he was also ruthless

through his ruthlessness; he killed off anyone that was even remotely a threat to him rising through the ranks

when he killed all of the Mongolian chieftans at the kuriltai and became the last man standing

organically; his charisma led people to believe his words and follow him naturally

primarily aristocrats; Mongol society believed that the nobler a person, the better his military prowess

all of these options are correct

undisciplined with a inefficient approach to command structure

strong riders and excellent bowmen

created a messenger force of fast riders who rode for days without stopping

utilized a system using both the stars and complex smoke signals to communicate across vast territories

bred highly intelligent ravens to carry their messages back and forth

pitted the fastest of those they conquered against one another to carry their messages; the person who arrived second would be put to death

learned the best of the best from any society they conquered or captured and incorporated it into their own warfare

didn't pay attention to terrain at all; their ferocity made up for any geographical challenges

always killed off the aristocrats first in any place they conquered because of their belief that noble heritage and power went hand in hand

went in to every fight the same way: a huge show of force, no fear, and never even pretending to be defeated

anti-intellectualism; Genghis made it a point to discover the smartest and most scholarly and have them killed

a policy of hierarchical religious diffusion -- Genghis adopted Islam and made it the official religion of his empire

an age of conquest the strength of which had not been seen since the Roman and Han Empires

a third golden age of the Silk Roads -- Mongol solders took charge of protecting the trade routes and ushered in a reinvigoration of trade

conservative social policies; for the first time in their history, the Mongolian expectations in regards to gender roles shifted to be less egalitarian

religious tolerance throughout the empire, as well as widespread infrastructure construction projects

stagnation of trade throughout Eurasia; under Genghis, Mongols isolated themselves and turned their attention inward to focus on the improvement of society

the systematic eradication of the scholarly elite, as well as attempts to make the entire empire utilize the Uyghur alphabet