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Question 1. What was considered to be the strength of the Chinese that the Mongols thought highly of? A. Military B. Government C. Religion D. Size of the empire. Question 2. What did Kublai eliminate from Chinese culture to promote his own people in government? A. Civil Service Exams
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Question 1 • What was considered to be the strength of the Chinese that the Mongols thought highly of? • A. Military • B. Government • C. Religion • D. Size of the empire
Question 2 • What did Kublai eliminate from Chinese culture to promote his own people in government? • A. Civil Service Exams • B. Religion • C. Chinese people • D. None of the above
Question 3 • How did Kublai promote trade around the world? • A. He spread the word to other countries • B. He began protecting trade routes from enemies • C. He advertised trade in different newspapers • D. He did all of the above
Question 4 • The Silk Road connected China to what other area? • A. Europe • B. Atlantic Ocean • C. Pacific Ocean • D. Black Sea
Question 5 • What explorer arrived in China in 1275 and became political figure in China for another 17 years? • A. Zheng He • B. Christopher Columbus • C. Marco Polo • D. Popeye the Sailor Man
Mongol Government • Mongols had little knowledge of running a government, while the Chinese had a history of running an organized government • Kublai used many aspects of Chinese rule • Built his capital at Beijing & declared himself emperor • By doing this, it made it easier for the Chinese accept Kublai as emperor
Mongols Maintain Control • Prohibited Chinese politicians gaining too much power • Eliminated Civil Service Exams • Adopted Confucian approaches to government • Restored the Grand Canal • Built & restored highway system that connected Beijing & Hangzhou • Promoted Trade around the world
Opening of Trade Routes • To have successful trade, the Mongols knew they needed safe trade routes • This control of land & trade routes was known as Mongol Ascendancy • Most used trade route the Silk Road (China to the Black Sea) • China sent tea & porcelain • China got plants, foods & minerals
Foreign Contact • With trade caused more contact with other cultures • Europe, India, Persia & Arabia • Marco Polo (trader from Venice) • Traveled the Silk Roads w/his uncle & father • Arrived 1275 and stayed in China for 17 years • Became assistant to Kublai
Question 1 • What was considered to be the strength of the Chinese that the Mongols thought highly of? • A. Military • B. Government • C. Religion • D. Size of the empire
Question 2 • What did Kublai eliminate from Chinese culture to promote his own people in government? • A. Civil Service Exams • B. Religion • C. Chinese people • D. None of the above
Question 3 • How did Kublai promote trade around the world? • A. He spread the word to other countries • B. He began protecting trade routes from enemies • C. He advertised trade in different newspapers • D. He did all of the above
Question 4 • The Silk Road connected China to what other area? • A. Europe • B. Atlantic Ocean • C. Pacific Ocean • D. Black Sea
Question 5 • What explorer arrived in China in 1275 and became political figure in China for another 17 years? • A. Zheng He • B. Christopher Columbus • C. Marco Polo • D. Popeye the Sailor Man