AP World History Unit 3 Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
One new industry that resulted directly from Silk Road trade was...? ✔✔The knowledge of
gunpowder
During the 13th century, long-distance trade in Eurasia in
...
AP World History Unit 3 Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
One new industry that resulted directly from Silk Road trade was...? ✔✔The knowledge of
gunpowder
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
What was the role of Mongol women in politics? ✔✔Women from prestigious families were often
powerful in negotiation and management
Which of the following was not one of the techniques employed by the mongols to defeat the
armies they faced? ✔✔Diplomacy
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
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
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
Which military innovation did the Mongols expose Europeans to for the first time? ✔✔Catapult
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
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
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
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
An advantage of Mongol rule was that...? ✔✔It prompted the spread of ideas and movement of
people in Eurasia
The Greek historian Herodotus portrayed steppe nomads as...? ✔✔Superb horsemen, herdsmen,
and hunters
The Mongol leader, the Khan...? ✔✔Had his decisions ratified by a council
The religion of Central Asian nomads was...? ✔✔A diverse mixture of various religions
What metal was crucially important to the Central Asian nomads? ✔✔Iron
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