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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did the Mongols discover the triangular plow?
(a) Persia.
(b) China.
(c) Europe.
(d) Southeast Asia.
2. How long did it take Friar Giovanni of Plano Carpini to travel to the Mongol court?
(a) 106 days.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.
3. How did the Mongols traditionally begin and measure construction?
(a) A man's step.
(b) A horse's gallop.
(c) A bowshot.
(d) A catapult throw.
4. In 1272, Khubilai began the construction of what important building?
(a) A Chinese-style imperial capital.
(b) A library to promote literacy.
(c) A public hospital for the Chinese.
(d) An ancestral temple for his family.
5. How many letters were in the alphabetic system that could write all the languages in the world?
(a) 25.
(b) 41.
(c) 73.
(d) 52.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was ruler of the central steppe, during Khubilai's reign?
2. In 1263, Khubilai began the construction of what important building?
3. By 1235, what was the most notable thing Ogodei had accomplished?
4. How did Jebe and Subodei lead the raid into Georgia?
5. What was the most cost-effective way for Khubilai to transport goods during his rule?
Short Essay Questions
1. What a blitzkrieg?
2. What do "generous scholars" attribute to Khubilai's frequent delays during the war with the Sung?
3. What was superior about the Chinese paper over the parchment made by Europeans?
4. Where did the research team of Jack Weatherford finish their search? What is symbolic about it?
5. Who was Bayan?
6. Who was Nicolaus of Cusa?
7. What effect did the Mongols have on the literary arts in China?
8. What happened to the Mongol forces after they severely harmed the samurai warriors?
9. How did Matthew Paris link the Mongols to the Jewish people?
10. What happened to Professor Lkhagvasuren's teacher?
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