Question

the exception to the rule in history. not only were they excellent horsemen and warriors, but under the leadership of genghis khan they were able to spread and maintain a vast and diverse empire. one political strategy genghis khan used was to start promoting the best person for the job instead of it being based on kinship. this is a strategy that song dynasty employed as well. the mongols were able to sustain a diverse population by not making people convert to a particular religion. they also divided up the riches from their conquest with all their people. lastly, they expanded the status and therefore rights of the merchants in china.

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match the following.

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nomadic group from the steppe, known for ruthlessness in battle, made silk road safe
united many nomadic tribes of the steppes, became the founder/first great khan-mongol empire
grandson of genghis and founder of yuan dynasty once the mongols defeated the chinese
venetian merchant, spent time with the mongols under kublai khan, wrote about his travels
title given to a leader of the mongol empire

options:
kahn, genghis khan, mongols, marco polo, kublai khan

Explanation:

Identify the nomadic group from the steppe

The description refers to a "nomadic group from the steppe, known for ruthlessness in battle, made Silk Road safe". This matches the Mongols.

Identify the founder of the Mongol Empire

The description refers to the leader who "united many nomadic tribes of the steppes, became the founder/first great Khan-Mongol Empire". This matches Genghis Khan.

Identify the founder of the Yuan Dynasty

The description refers to the "grandson of Genghis and founder of Yuan Dynasty once the Mongols defeated the Chinese". This matches Kublai Khan.

Identify the Venetian merchant

The description refers to a "Venetian merchant, spent time with the Mongols under Kublai Khan, wrote about his travels". This matches Marco Polo.

Identify the title given to a leader

The description refers to the "title given to a leader of the Mongol empire". This matches kahn (spelled as "kahn" in the draggable options).

Answer:

Question 1

<blank>Mongols</blank> nomadic group from the steppe, known for ruthlessness in battle, made Silk Road safe

Question 2

<blank>Genghis Khan</blank> united many nomadic tribes of the steppes, became the founder/first great Khan-Mongol Empire

Question 3

<blank>Kublai Khan</blank> grandson of Genghis and founder of Yuan Dynasty once the Mongols defeated the Chinese

Question 4

<blank>Marco Polo</blank> Venetian merchant, spent time with the Mongols under Kublai Khan, wrote about his travels

Question 5

<blank>kahn</blank> title given to a leader of the Mongol empire