Question

Select the correct answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Looking at the map, let's see if we can eliminate any of the answer choices.

A) "The Mongols captured most of the major countries in Europe."

Well, this is a map that shows Asian countries, not European countries, so we can't say anything about whether the Mongols captured the European countries or not. This is wrong.

B) "The Chagatai Khanate was more powerful than the Khanate of the Great Khan."

The peach-pink colour on the map represents the Chagatai Khanate empire, while the purple is the Khanate of the Great Khan. We can see that the purple area is much bigger than the peach-pink, so we can infer that actually the Great Khan was more powerful. B is wrong.

C) "The Mongols faced military defeats in Russia that limited their empire there."

Look at the expansion of the yellow area, which is the Golden Horde Khanate. It's stretching into Russia, and we can tell because it's very close to Moscow, the capital of Russia. So C is wrong.

D) "The Golden Horde Khanate did not have much exposure to trade along the Silk Road."

The Silk Road is represented by the red line, and we can see that it doesn't go through the yellow region (the Golden Horde Khanate) at all. Thus, we can infer that the Golden Horde Khanate didn't have much exposure to the Silk Road.

The answer is D.