In Comparing Mongol and Manchu Rule in China, It Can

question 53

Multiple Choice

In comparing Mongol and Manchu rule in China, it can be accurately stated that the

• A) Mongols were more successful than the Manchus.
• B) Manchus were more successful than the Mongols.
• C) Mongols were better at adapting to the ways of the Chinese than the Manchus.
• D) Manchus produced a system of government in China in which there was absolutely no distinction made for Manchurian identification.
• E) both succumbed to new invaders from the Asian steppes.

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