Mongol Empire: Making the Modern World Practice Test

Across Mongol-ruled territories, merchants sometimes used standardized weights, official passports, and protected relay stations. These measures reduced transaction costs and improved the predictability of long-distance travel. Which of the following best identifies the broader economic effect of these Mongol policies on Afro-Eurasia?

In China, the Song dynasty had relied heavily on scholar-officials selected through examinations. Under the Yuan, Mongol rulers sometimes limited the examination system and elevated Mongols and other groups in government. Which effect would most likely result from these policies?

A) Increased political influence of traditional Confucian scholar-elites compared to earlier periods

B) Social tensions and resentment among groups excluded from top offices

C) Immediate disappearance of bureaucracy and written administration

D) Rapid expansion of peasant self-rule and village democracy

E) Complete end of trade and urbanization in China