Question

postal potatoes? creating connections social studies: world history ii the mongol empire was huge in its glory days in the late 1200s. about 25 percent of the worlds population lived there at the time, covering 9 million square miles (23 million square kilometers), the empire was so vast that it spanned the length of about 88,000 american football fields laid end zone to end zone. therefore, its ruthless leader, genghis khan, had to be creative in order to communicate with military leaders, government officials, and anyone else hed need information from. so, how did he do it? he created a yam. in this case, the word yam doesnt refer to the popular starchy, edible tuber, the yam. it means something else. question 1 what is this article primarily about? a. a mongol written law, called yassa, which made it clear that supporting the yam was priority number one b. the glory days of the mongol empire, which covered 9 million square miles (23 million square kilometers) c. a system created by a ruthless mongol ruler to help communication and to increase trade in the mongol empire d. the nearly 1,400 postal stations in the mongol empire that allowed riders to rest or to change their horses

Explanation:

The article starts by describing the vastness of the Mongol Empire and then focuses on Genghis Khan creating the Yam system for communication and trade - related purposes. Option A only focuses on the law aspect of the Yam, Option B just on the size of the empire, and Option D only on the postal - stations. Option C encompasses the main idea of the article about the system created by Genghis Khan for communication and trade.

Answer:

C. A system created by a ruthless Mongol ruler to help communication and to increase trade in the Mongol Empire