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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Discovery and Conquest of Europe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What notable geographical area did Genghis Khan have to cross to get to the Jurched in 1211?
(a) The Nile river.
(b) The Gobi desert.
(c) The Hymalian mountains.
(d) The Caspian Sea.

2. As a compromise, who was named successor to Genghis Khan?
(a) Tolui.
(b) Ogodei.
(c) Jochi.
(d) Chaghatai.

3. When was the final battle for control over Mongolia?
(a) 1202, the Year of the Rooster.
(b) 1206, the Year of the Bear.
(c) 1204, the Year of the Rat.
(d) 1200, the Year of the Llama.

4. When did Borte die?
(a) 1218.
(b) Between 1219 and 1224
(c) Between 1220 and 1223.
(d) 1225.

5. In capturing a new city, such as those in the Khwarizm empire, whom of the following did Genghis Khan execute?
(a) Carpenters.
(b) People without occupation.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Smiths.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Ogodei influence merchants to seek him out?

2. What does it mean for a Mongol to remove his sash or belt?

3. Who were the Kipchak?

4. What were Mongol soldiers forbidden to speak about?

5. How did Temujin and his nineteen men survive starvation on the muddy Lake Balujna?

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