AP World History Unit 3 Study Guide Questions
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| 6077306788 | One new industry that resulted directly from Silk Road trade was...? | The knowledge of gunpowder | 0 | |
| 6077306789 | During the 13th century, long-distance trade in Eurasia increased primarily because...? | The Mongols worked to secure trade routes and ensure safety of merchants passing through their vast territories | 1 | |
| 6077306790 | What was the role of Mongol women in politics? | Women from prestigious families were often powerful in negotiation and management | 2 | |
| 6077306791 | Which of the following was not one of the techniques employed by the mongols to defeat the armies they faced? | Diplomacy | 3 | |
| 6077306792 | What was the religoius policy of the Mongol empire under Chinggis Khan? | He followed the shamanistic beliefs of his ancestors, but all religions were tolerated in his empire | 4 | |
| 6077306793 | Following Chinggis Khan's death, what was the provision for the administration of the empire? | It was divided into four regional kingdoms, or khanates, ruled by his sons and grandsons | 5 | |
| 6077306794 | What was the political organization of Russia at the time of the Mongol invasion in the first half of the thirteenth century? | Russia was divided into numerous petty kingdoms centered on trading cities | 6 | |
| 6077306795 | Which military innovation did the Mongols expose Europeans to for the first time? | Catapult | 7 | |
| 6077306796 | What tactic on the field of battle was employed most frequently by Chinggis Khan's forces? | Pretended flight to draw the enemy out followed by heavy cavalry attacks on the flanks | 8 | |
| 6077306797 | Which of the following was NOT one of the positive aspects of Chinggis Khan's imperial rule? | He ordered the creation of huge pastures in northern China for the use of the Mongol clans | 9 | |
| 6077306798 | The Mongol domination resulted in the destruction of...? | The Mongols discontinued the use of the examination system to keep the scholar-gentry from gaining too much power | 10 | |
| 6077306799 | The political and social structure of the Mongols in the years preceeding their conquests was based primarily on...? | Kinship ties; powerful clans dominated weaker families | 11 | |
| 6077306800 | An advantage of Mongol rule was that...? | It prompted the spread of ideas and movement of people in Eurasia | 12 | |
| 6077306801 | The Greek historian Herodotus portrayed steppe nomads as...? | Superb horsemen, herdsmen, and hunters | 13 | |
| 6077306802 | The Mongol leader, the Khan...? | Had his decisions ratified by a council | 14 | |
| 6077306803 | The religion of Central Asian nomads was...? | A diverse mixture of various religions | 15 | |
| 6077306804 | What metal was crucially important to the Central Asian nomads? | Iron | 16 | |
| 6077306805 | The first Monol conquests under Genghis Khan were in...? | China | 17 | |
| 6077306806 | Why did Mongols refrain from attacking Central Europe in 1241? | The death of the Great Khan | 18 | |
| 6077306807 | Narratives such as Marco Polo's created a European...? | Ambition to find easier routes to Asia | 19 | |
| 6077306808 | The Mongol expansion...? | Created a flow of disease via the trade routes | 20 | |
| 6077306809 | The conflict between Il-Khan and the Golden Horde originated in...? | Religious differences | 21 | |
| 6077306810 | In 1295 the Il-Khan ruler Ghazan converted to which religion? | Islam | 22 | |
| 6077306811 | Tax farming is...? | The sale of tax collecting contracts to small corporations | 23 | |
| 6077306812 | Who is Juvaini? | The first to write the history of the Mongols | 24 | |
| 6077306813 | Why was there a central flowering in Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia under the Timurids? | Iran and China shared artistic trends and political ideas | 25 | |
| 6077306814 | Who attempted to write the first world history? | Rashid al-Din | 26 | |
| 6077306815 | Islamic mathematician Nasir al-Din strongly influenced...? | Copernicus | 27 | |
| 6077306816 | The Timurids supported the advancement of astronomical observation particularly the discovery of...? | Eclipse prediction | 28 | |
| 6077306817 | How did the Mongol control impact Russia's Orthodox church? | They were granted great privileges | 29 | |
| 6077306818 | Which city became Russia's dominant political center under the Mongols? | Moscow | 30 | |
| 6077306819 | Mongol rule of Russia was overthrown by...? | Ivan III | 31 | |
| 6077306820 | As in Anatolia and the states of Eastern Europe, the Teutonic knights fought...? | The Mongols | 32 |
