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Assessment AMSCO 2.2 The Mongols & the Modern World

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  • Q1
    The 12th century refers to the
    1100s
    1300s
    1000s
    1200s
    30s
  • Q2
    In the 12th century, the Mongols
    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
    30s
  • Q3
    The turquoise band across Eurasia represents where the Mongols lived, an ecoregion known as the
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    boreal forest
    none of these options are correct
    tundra
    steppe
    30s
  • Q4
    Mongolian culture was shaped by this ecoregion in that
    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
    30s
  • Q5
    This ecoregion can be found
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    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
    30s
  • Q6
    The Mongols always highly valued courage in hunting and warfare, but in the 12th century they also
    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
    30s
  • Q7
    Temujiin came to power
    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
    30s
  • Q8
    Temujiin became better known as
    Ghengis Khan
    Timur the Lame
    Kublai Khan
    Akbar
    30s
  • Q9
    Genghis Khan began his conquests by heading here to conquer an empire.
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    30s
  • Q10
    by 1227, Genghis' khanate, or kingdom, looked like this
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  • Q11
    Mongolian soldiers were
    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
    30s
  • Q12
    To help with communication between units, the Mongols
    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
    30s
  • Q13
    One Mongol approach to military strategy that made them really successful was how they
    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
    30s
  • Q14
    Once he took a break from fighting, Genghis' Pax Mongolica was characterized by
    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
    30s
  • Q15
    The Pax Mongolica was also characterized by
    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
    45s

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