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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. In 1272, Khubilai began the construction of what important building?
(a) A library to promote literacy.
(b) An ancestral temple for his family.
(c) A public hospital for the Chinese.
(d) A Chinese-style imperial capital.

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

3. Resulting from this third vow of brotherhood with Jamuka, what did Temujin need to learn how to do?
(a) Overpower Jamuka's followers.
(b) Learn the ways of a herder.
(c) Learn the ways of a hunter.
(d) Nothing, Temujin's way of life was just the same as before.

4. What year was Ogodei installed?
(a) 1230.
(b) 1240.
(c) 1232.
(d) 1235.

5. When Genghis Khan finally descended upon Khwarizm, how many Mongols did he have in his command?
(a) 200,000 - 215,000.
(b) 150,000 - 175,000.
(c) 50,000 - 75,000.
(d) 100,000 - 125,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. After their split in 1181, what year did Temujin decide he wanted the title of khan?

2. What is naadam?

3. How long did the joint campaign of Jochi and Chagahatai take?

4. What is airak?

5. What happened if a Mongol, under Khubilai, declared bankruptcy more than two times?

(see the answer key)

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