Question

genghis (chinggis) khans empire connected and amalgamated the many civilizations around him into a new world order. by the time of his death in 1227, he had connected them with diplomatic and commercial contacts that still remain unbroken. as he smashed the feudal system of aristocratic privilege and birth, he built a new and unique system based on individual merit, loyalty, and achievement. he took the disjointed and languorous trading towns along the silk route and organized them into the worlds largest free - trade zone. he lowered taxes for everyone, and abolished them altogether for doctors, teachers, priests, and educational institutions. he established a regular census and created the first international postal system. he widely distributed the goods he acquired in combat, so that they could make their way back into commercial circulation. he created an

10 multiple choice 1 point
according to video 4.2, the population of china decreased under mongol rule due to which of the following?

• epidemic and migration
• inflation and isolation
• war and disease
• climate change and famine

19 multiple choice 1 point
historians jack weatherford and paul b. ripp (videos 4.1 and 4.2) both agree that the rise of the mongol empire did which of the following?

• allowed pastoralism to become the dominant way of life across asia
• increased contact between global civilizations
• crippled the economic development of china
• improved the welfare of those under mongol rule

Explanation:

1. During Mongol rule, war and disease were major factors that led to a decrease in China's population.
2. The Mongol Empire increased contact between global civilizations through its vast territorial reach and establishment of trade - routes and diplomatic connections.

Answer:

1. War and disease
2. Increased contact between global civilizations