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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. Which profession had to pay taxes under Genghis Khan?

2. Who wrote "Kamil fi at-tarikh," also known as "The Complete History" or "The Perfect History?"

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

4. What unit made up the entire Mongol army?

5. Who, in 1228, tied 400 Mongol prisoners to horses and dragged them through the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Five Snouts?

2. How did the people of Kashgar feel about the Mongols?

3. How did Genghis Khan's men prepare for the great hunting celebration during the winter of 1222 - 1223? How did they gather the animals together?

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

5. How did the governor of Khwarizm receive Genghis Khan's caravan? How did the sultan of Khwarizm respond?

6. 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?

7. Genghis Khan opened his succession khuriltai by citing a fable. Summarize the fable Genghis Khan told.

8. What was the result of Temujin's raid with Ong Khan against the Tartars?

9. What made Temujin turn to Mount Burkhan Khaldun in prayer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the culture in which Genghis Khan was born. What was the steppe? What was steppe life like? What was it like to be a hunter, versus a herder? What were some of the major dangers of steppe life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe some of the Mongolian battle tactics used in their campaigns and raids. Be sure do distinguish who was fighting, who was leading, and where the forces were engaged in battle. To what end were these battle tactics successful? To what end were they unsuccessful? How did Genghis Khan and subsequently other members of the family learn these battle tactics. Who, if any, attempted to use Mongolian tactics later in history? What were their successes and failures?

Essay Topic 3

What was the nation-state that Genghis Khan created? What was the "Great Law?" What made up the "Great Law?" How did Genghis Khan organize his societies? What important social, cultural, and economic advances did Genghis Khan make in his empire?

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