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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Temujin ask for help, after the kidnapping of Borte?

2. Who had henchmen execute approximately thirty thousand Mongols in the 1930s?

3. Who killed Genghis Khan's older half-brother?

4. What notable geographical area did Genghis Khan have to cross to get to the Jurched in 1211?

5. When was Genghis Khan born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Baljuna Covenant?

2. How did Genghis Khan quickly depopulate an area, and for what strategic purpose?

3. What happened as soon as the Mongols withdrew from the newly conquered Jurched territory?

4. What revenge tactic did Jmauka employ that severely harmed his image after one of Tejumin's followers murdered one of Jamuka's kinsmen?

5. What was the most distinctive thing about Genghis Khan's Great Law, particularly in contrast with western European monarchs?

6. Differentiate between Genghis Khan's white banner and black banner. What did each represent, and what happened to each?

7. What was the Great Law of Genghis Khan?

8. How did Ong Khan respond to Temujin's first khuriltai?

9. Who was Botohui-tarhun?

10. What was Genghis Khan's stance on adultery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the Silk Road? Who controlled the Silk Road before Genghis Khan, and what was its condition? How did Genghis Khan finally control the Silk Road? What did he do to it? Why is the Silk Road so important?

Essay Topic 2

What was the nation-state that Genghis Khan created? What was the "Great Law?" What made up the "Great Law?" How did Genghis Khan organize his societies? What important social, cultural, and economic advances did Genghis Khan make in his empire?

Essay Topic 3

As great of a man as Genghis Khan was, his image and reputation preceded him to many fronts, and his reputation continues to haunt him even after his passing. Many cultures have false impressions of Genghis Khan. Why? What about these stereotypes are false? What harmful words or ideas have sprung from the misinterpretation of the Mongol spirit?

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