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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. In capturing a new city, such as those in the Khwarizm empire, whom of the following did Genghis Khan execute?

2. When was Borte's first son born?

3. Where in the formation did Genghis Khan ride?

4. How were orders transmitted through the ranks?

5. How did Temjin take the throne after the important khuriltai?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the caravan Genghis Khan sent to the sultan of Khwarizm?

2. Who was Guchlug?

3. What did Jamuka offer Temujin in death?

4. Differentiate between Genghis Khan's white banner and black banner. What did each represent, and what happened to each?

5. What revenge tactic did Jmauka employ that severely harmed his image after one of Tejumin's followers murdered one of Jamuka's kinsmen?

6. What was the Great Law of Genghis Khan?

7. In a letter from Genghis Khan to a Taoist monk in China, what was Genghis Khan's opinion of himself near the end of his life show?

8. How did Jack Weatherford begin his research?

9. What is group responsibility and group guilt?

10. What was Genghis Khan's stance on adultery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Genghis Khan like as a child? Trace his major accomplishments as a young man, and how he developed into a leader. Who was Genghis Khan when he died?

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

What was the Silk Road? Who controlled the Silk Road before Genghis Khan, and what was its condition? How did Genghis Khan finally control the Silk Road? What did he do to it? Why is the Silk Road so important?

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