Question

Which dynasties attempted to cut off trade with the Mongols?
the Jin
the Song
the Xia
the Ming

Answer 1

Options A and C, Jin and the Xia dynasties, are the right answers.

The land occupied by the Mongols did not have natural resources. They inhabited the Central Asian region that had extreme weather. Therefore, the Mongols traded with their Chinese neighbors. They exchanged horses, furs etc, for the agricultural products and iron utensils of China.  

But soon the Xia dynasty of China made attempt to cut off trade with the Mongols at the time when the Mongols were conquered by the Islamic Caliphates in the West. However, the Xias were destroyed by the Mongol army.  

Another important attempt was made by the Ming dynasty to overthrow the Mongols. The Mings re-volted against the Mongols in an organized rebellion known as the Red Turban Rebellion. In this rebel-lion, the Mongols were defeated at the hand of the Mings.