Question

select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

use this map to complete the paragraph below.

according to the map, the borders of the mongol empire decreased / increased following the death of genghis khan. during his lifetime, genghis khan was able to capture parts of eastern europe / india / northern china and large areas in central asia / korea / the middle east. the greatest extent of the mongol empire occurred in 1227 / 1279.

Explanation:

Analyze the map and legend

The map shows the territory of the Mongol Empire at two different times:

• The darker brown region represents the empire "at Genghis Khan's death in 1227".
• The lighter brown region represents the empire "at its greatest extent in 1279".

Comparing these two regions, the territory expanded significantly between 1227 and 1279. Therefore, the borders of the Mongol Empire increased following the death of Genghis Khan.

Identify Genghis Khan's conquests

We need to determine which regions Genghis Khan captured during his lifetime (up to 1227, represented by the darker brown region):

• The darker brown region covers northern China (including Beijing/Yanjing area) but does not extend into southern China, India, or Western/Eastern Europe.
• It also covers a massive portion of Central Asia.
• Looking at the options for the first blank in this sentence: "eastern Europe", "India", "northern China". The darker brown region clearly covers northern China.
• Looking at the options for the second blank in this sentence: "Central Asia", "Korea", "the Middle East". The darker brown region covers large areas in Central Asia.

Determine the greatest extent

The legend shows two dates: 1227 (death of Genghis Khan) and 1279 (greatest extent).
Therefore, the greatest extent of the Mongol Empire occurred in 1279.

Synthesize the paragraph

Using the Mongol Empire Expansion concept, we can fill in the blanks of the paragraph:

• First blank: increased
• Second blank: northern China
• Third blank: Central Asia
• Fourth blank: 1279

Answer:

According to the map, the borders of the Mongol Empire <blank>increased</blank> following the death of Genghis Khan. During his lifetime, Genghis Khan was able to capture parts of <blank>northern China</blank> and large areas in <blank>Central Asia</blank>. The greatest extent of the Mongol Empire occurred in <blank>1279</blank>.