Which of the following best explains why the Mongols were skilled horsemen? a. Chariot racing was a very popular pastime in Mongol culture
b. Horses were worshipped as gods – riding horses was a spiritual act
c. Mongols were nomadic pastoralists – meaning they were always on the move
d. The Mongols bred horses for show and seen as a status symbol

As rulers, the Mongols could best be described as
a. Tolerant – Mongols did not typically force their beliefs upon their subjects and often adopted local customs
b. Brutal – torture and slavery become a way of life for those conquered by the Mongols
c. Oppressive – Mongols ensured that all conquered peoples worshipped the nature gods and adopted Mongol
traditions
d. Absent – upon conquering a territory they stripped it of everything useful and moved on to further conquest, thus
leaving the remaining survivors to rebuild as they saw fit

Genghis Khan’s grandson established a new dynasty of Mongol rule in China called the Dynasty.
a. Marco Polo : Han
b. Dragon Khan : Sui
c. Kublai Khan : Yuan
d. Ibn Battuta : Zhou

The Justinian Code decided legal questions that regulated all the following EXCEPT
a. marriage.
b. slavery.
c. women's rights.
d. emperor's behavior.