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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, the Global Awakening, 1262-1962, Chapter 8, Khubilai Khan and the New Mongol Empire.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Temujin call the khuriltai that was to be "the most important ever in steppe history?"
(a) 1206.
(b) 1200.
(c) 1205.
(d) 1208.

2. Realizing he made a mistake in his refusal of Temujin, Ong Khan decided to do what?
(a) Trick Temujin and kill him.
(b) Take Temujin's daughter as a wife.
(c) Allow Jochi to marry one of his daughters.
(d) Allow Temujin to marry one of his daughters.

3. What is a she?
(a) A group of 100 nobility.
(b) A group of 1,000 nobility.
(c) A group of about 200,000 peasants.
(d) A group of about 50,000 peasants.

4. How long did the joint campaign of Jochi and Chagahatai take?
(a) One week.
(b) One month.
(c) Three months.
(d) Six months.

5. What year did Ogodei die?
(a) 1244.
(b) 1241.
(c) 1239.
(d) 1247.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Temujin descended from?

2. Where did Genghis Khan get the idea to write down his laws?

3. At the beginning of chapter two, who first heard the sound of horse hooves of the Merkids hitting the ground?

4. What became of Khanbalik, also known as Dadu?

5. In the Khuriltai, Genghis Khan called to discuss his succession. Who was the first son invited to speak after Genghis Khan?

(see the answer key)

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