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although western europe was never conquered by the mongols, european traders such as marco polo and various envoys from church or state had contact with the mongol empire, especially in china. the accounts of these visitors provided europeans with impressions of mongol society. a flemish franciscan friar named william of rubruck (1220 - 1293), left a detailed account of mongol life in the mid - thirteenth century, which included his observations about the domestic roles of men and women.
source 4.4 a european view of mongol life
william of rubruck | journey to the land of the mongols | ca. 1255
the matrons married women make for themselves most beautiful luggage carts. a single rich moal or tartar mongol has quite one hundred or two hundred such carts with coffers. and when they set up their houses, the first wife places her dwelling on the extreme west side, and after her the others according to their rank, so that the last wife will be in the extreme east. the ordu residence of a rich moal seems like a large town, though there will be very few men in it.
it is the duty of the women to drive the carts, get the dwellings on and off them, milk the cows, make butter and grut sour curd, and to dress and sew skins, which they do with a thread made of tendons. they divide the tendons into fine shreds, and then twist them into one long thread. they also sew the boots, the socks, and the clothing. they never wash clothes, for they say that god would be angered, and that it would thunder if they hung them up to dry. they will even beat those they find washing their clothes. thunder they fear
14 multiple choice 1 point
according to william of rubruck (source 4.4), how did mongol men acquire brides?
by buying daughters from their parents
by courting their intended and showering her with gifts
by kidnapping daughters from their parents
by demonstrating their skill and bravery in battle
15 multiple choice 1 point
william of rubruck describes the daily lives of the mongols (source 4.4) as defined by
work and family
raids and banquets
prayer and meditation
travel and trade

Explanation:

1. There is no information in the provided text about Mongol men acquiring brides by buying daughters from parents, kidnapping daughters, or demonstrating skill and bravery in battle. Courtship and gift - giving is a common way of acquiring a bride in many cultures and there is no contrary information here to suggest otherwise.
2. The text describes women driving carts, getting dwellings on and off carts, milking cows, making butter and curd, dressing and sewing skins, which are work - related activities, and also mentions aspects related to family life such as the arrangement of wives' dwellings. There is no mention of raids and banquets, prayer and meditation, or travel and trade as defining the daily lives of Mongols.

Answer:

1. B. By courting their intended and showering her with gifts
2. A. work and family