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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. Where did Khubilai send the heir of the Sung dynasty to study, so he would not rebel?

2. Whom did the Toregene want to push forward as the next Great Khan?

3. Where did the Mongols discover the triangular plow?

4. Who was the highest-ranking European delegate at Toregene's gathering in 1246?

5. What percentage of the people living in the Hopei Province died in 1331?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the Golden Family back Arik Boke instead of Khubilai?

2. What happened to Professor Lkhagvasuren's teacher?

3. Where did the research team of Jack Weatherford finish their search? What is symbolic about it?

4. What happened on February 14, 1349?

5. What do "generous scholars" attribute to Khubilai's frequent delays during the war with the Sung?

6. For most of the twentieth century, who maintained Mongolia?

7. How did Matthew Paris link the Mongols to the Jewish people?

8. Who was Nicolaus of Cusa?

9. What effect did the Mongols have on the literary arts in China?

10. What was the first book written in English, and what did it say about Genghis Khan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the role of women in the Mongol empire? How did it change from the early days to later, as the empire expanded? How were women treated? In your response, please cite notable women in the Mongol empire, highlighting their contributions to the advancement of the Mongols. Finally, discuss what happened to some of the more notable women of the Mongol empire. Were any honored, and why? Who was punished, why were they persecuted, and how were they tortured?

Essay Topic 2

What effects did the Mongol empire have on Europe? What did the Mongol empire provide to Europe that nobody had done before? What resulted in Europe because of the Mongol presence? What impressions of the Mongol empire can be seen in Europe today?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways do you see the impact of the Mongols, the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan and Khubilai Khan in the world today? How can you identify those aspects? How can we attribute these bits of the modern world to the Mongols? Be sure to use specific examples of what comes from the Mongols, and why.

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