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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. When did Sokhokhtani die?
2. When did the Mongol forces, with the help of Bayan, overtake the Sung capital of Hangzhou?
3. To whom did Ogodei convey most of his administrative power?
4. Who wrote Decameron?
5. Who was ruler of the central steppe, during Khubilai's reign?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the Mongols destroyed the Hungarian army, they were able to probe Vienna. Though scared, some Hapsburg troops captured a Mongol officer. What was strange about him?
2. Who was Bayan?
3. How did the Soviets adapt Genghis Khan's battle tactics in World War II?
4. Where did the research team of Jack Weatherford finish their search? What is symbolic about it?
5. How did the Mongols adapt the Chinese printing practices?
6. What three inventions did Francis Bacon recognize as the foundation of modern world? Why is this important?
7. How did the people of the city-states of Russia interpret the victory of the Mongols?
8. Why and how did the Mongols promote education in China?
9. For most of the twentieth century, who maintained Mongolia?
10. What happened to the slaves sold to the Italians by the Mongols? Where did they come from and what would they do in a short twenty years?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What was the bubonic plague? What effect did it have on the Mongol empire? Explore this in depth, using support from the book to detail the many ways in which the bubonic plague effected the Mongol empire.
Essay Topic 2
Why were the Mongol people often linked with people of the Jewish faith? Who made this connection? Why? What happened, because of this misconception? Be sure to illustrate multiple historical instances in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the spirituality of Genghis Khan. What religion did he practice? What customs or traditions distinguishes that religion? Which are important to Genghis Khan, and why? How was religion incorporated into the warrior life? How was it possible for Genghis Khan and the Mongols to exercise religious tolerance?
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