Question

Which statement best analyzes the effect of leadership on the collapse of the Mongol Empire?(1 point)
Responses

Leaders such as Timur failed to respond to the bubonic plague, leading to widespread death within the khanates.
Leaders such as Timur failed to respond to the bubonic plague, leading to widespread death within the khanates.

Disputes over leadership led to the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire into smaller khanates.
Disputes over leadership led to the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire into smaller khanates.

Leaders such as Kublai Khan were assassinated by rival Mongol leaders, leaving the khanates open to invasion.
Leaders such as Kublai Khan were assassinated by rival Mongol leaders, leaving the khanates open to invasion.

Disputes over leadership were resolved by giving Genghis Khan control over the entire Mongol Empire.
Disputes over leadership were resolved by giving Genghis Khan control over the entire Mongol Empire.
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Answer 1

Disputes over leadership led to the fragmentation of the Mongol Empire into smaller khanates.

Explanation: After the deaths of strong rulers, succession disputes and rivalries (e.g., between Kublai and Ariq Böke) and regional power struggles caused the empire to split into the Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, Chagatai Khanate, and Yuan Dynasty.