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1.
Where was the capital of the Northern Song?
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Which country invaded the Northern Song in 1003 and its troops were only 100 km from its capital?
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Which country did the Northern Song form an alliance with to annihilate the Liao?
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Why did the Southern Song dynasty form?
The Mongols invaded and set up a puppet state in the south
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The country moved its capital south after the Jin invaded and captured the emperors
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The country was split into the North and the South after succession dispute
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The warlord rebelled and set up a new dynasty in the south
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Who was the first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire?
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Which country did the Southern Song form an alliance with to annihilate the Jin?
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Why did the Mongol troops retreat from the Song in 1259?
The Mongols needed to focus on the invasion of Europe
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Möngke Khan died during the siege of Diaoyu Fortress
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The Mongols could not cross the Yangtze River due to the superior Song navy
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The Mongols were losing due to gunpowder weapons deployed by the Song
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What did loyalist Lu Xiufu do after the defeat at the Battle of Yamen?
He grabbed the 7-year-old boy emperor and jumped off the cliff
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He fled south and enthroned the emperor's brother
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He surrendered to the Mongols
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He switched side and helped the Mongols defeat the Song
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What led to the popular uprisings of the Red Turban Rebellions in the 1350s?
The southern warlords were dissatisfied with the incompetent emperors
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Natural disasters and the Black Death
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The Mongols thought that their emperors became too Chinese
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The Mongols army revolted after losing to Japan
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10.
What happened to Toghon Temür (Emperor Huizong), the last emperor of the Yuan dynasty?
He committed suicide when Zhu Yuanzhang's army approached Beijing
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He surrendered and was offered a title of duke with no power
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He fled north and continued as the emperor of the Northern Yuan dynasty
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He was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang's army in Beijing
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