For Europeans,the Most Important Consequence of the Mongol Conquests Was

question 32

Multiple Choice

For Europeans,the most important consequence of the Mongol conquests was:

• A) the commercial links it established between Europe and the Far East along the Silk Road.
• B) that the Mongol defeats of the Abbasid caliphate removed a major threat to European control of the eastern Mediterranean.
• C) that the Mongol conquest of Russia brought eastern Europe into closer contact with western Europe.
• D) that by destroying Persia, the Mongols extended the life of the Byzantine Empire.
• E) the extensive cultural exchange that became possible between the Chinese and Europeans.

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