The Pax Mongolica

question 46

Multiple Choice

The Pax Mongolica

• A) lasted for about two hundred years.
• B) brought destruction to China and Mongolia.
• C) created new opportunities for merchants and traders.
• D) was ruled by the Great Khan from Baghdad.
• E) lasted only until the death of the first Great Khan.

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Definitions:

System 2

refers to a theory of decision-making proposed by Daniel Kahneman that emphasizes slow, deliberate, and analytical reasoning.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind, affecting the perception of the frequency or likelihood of events.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision-making processes, though they may sometimes lead to biases or inaccuracies.

Planning Fallacy

The tendency for individuals or organizations to underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions and overestimate the benefits.