A) They were particularly adept at sieges.
B) They were very skilled archers.
C) Their very large population gave them a large, talented infantry.
D) Their command of iron smelting gave them the weapons to excel at hand-to-hand combat.
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A) Marrying the Chinese
B) Learning to read Chinese
C) Returning to Mongolia
D) Harming Chinese citizens
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A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons.
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia.
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts.
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler.
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F) Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G) The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H) The thousands of Indian castes.
I) A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J) India's classical literary language.
K) A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.
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A) Africa
B) India
C) West Asia
D) Central Asia
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A) Mongol invaders on their way to Japan
B) Viking raiders attempting to establish supremacy in the Arabian Sea
C) Traders shipping precious metals from South America
D) Spice traders
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A) Playwright and poet
B) Mathematician
C) Hindu Brahman
D) Ascetic monk
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A) It was inherited by his grandson Khubilai Khan.
B) It was divided into four parts among his descendants.
C) It almost immediately fell into disarray.
D) It came entirely under the control of his eldest son.
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A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons.
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia.
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts.
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler.
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F) Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G) The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H) The thousands of Indian castes.
I) A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J) India's classical literary language.
K) A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.
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A) It took less than two years.
B) It drew on the skills of experts in naval and siege warfare.
C) It was successful, in large part, as a result of their expert use of horses.
D) It included the killing of the Chinese empress dowager.
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A) His writings inspired Europeans to try to conquer China.
B) He convinced the Pope to dispatch a mission to convert the Chinese.
C) He was jailed for serving Khubilai Khan.
D) His writings helped convince Europeans that Asia was a land of riches.
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A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons.
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia.
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts.
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler.
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F) Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G) The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H) The thousands of Indian castes.
I) A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J) India's classical literary language.
K) A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.
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A) Incorporate women into the cavalry
B) Use exclusively Chinese units
C) Break traditional tribal loyalties
D) Mix infantry and cavalry in one unit
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A) Clan ties
B) Buddhism
C) Economic arrangements
D) Language
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A) He was killed by his wife.
B) He was captured and enslaved by a rival.
C) No one knows because his story is lost.
D) He was poisoned by a rival.
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A) Groups of people who move from place to place in search of food, water, and pasture for their animals, usually following the seasons.
B) Grasslands that are too dry for crops but support pasturing animals; they are common across much of the center of Eurasia.
C) Tents in which the pastoral nomads lived; they could be quickly dismantled and loaded onto animals or carts.
D) The title given to the Mongol ruler Temujin in 1206; it means Great Ruler.
E) The states ruled by a khan; the four units into which Chinggis divided the Mongol Empire.
F) Assigning the collection of taxes to whoever bids the most for the privilege.
G) The Muslim classification used for Hindus, Christians, and Jews; they were allowed to follow their religions but had to pay a special tax.
H) The thousands of Indian castes.
I) A practice whereby a high-caste Hindu woman would throw herself on her husband's funeral pyre.
J) India's classical literary language.
K) A maritime empire that held the Strait of Malacca and the waters around Sumatra and adjacent islands.
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A) Mongols adopted many Chinese cultural practices.
B) Chinese were treated as legally inferior to all non-Chinese.
C) Mongols adopted Chinese-style housing and gave up their use of yurts.
D) Mongol governors and other administrators were required to wear Chinese-style clothing.
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