Question
Why was Mongol rule over Russia significant?
A. It caused Russia to look to China for cultural and political influences.
B. It cut off Russia from Western Europe at a time of great scientific progress.
C. It prompted Russia to close itself off from the rest of Asia.
D. It brought Russia under the influence of Islam both religiously and politically.
A. It caused Russia to look to China for cultural and political influences.
B. It cut off Russia from Western Europe at a time of great scientific progress.
C. It prompted Russia to close itself off from the rest of Asia.
D. It brought Russia under the influence of Islam both religiously and politically.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
B.
Mongol (Tatar) rule isolated Russian principalities from Western Europe during the 13th–15th centuries, disrupting trade and cultural contacts at a time when Western Europe was undergoing economic growth and the early Renaissance/scientific advances.
Mongol (Tatar) rule isolated Russian principalities from Western Europe during the 13th–15th centuries, disrupting trade and cultural contacts at a time when Western Europe was undergoing economic growth and the early Renaissance/scientific advances.