View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had henchmen execute approximately thirty thousand Mongols in the 1930s?

2. What means "strong, firm, unshakable and fearless" in Mongol?

3. Who fashioned the borders of Korea and India?

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

5. What year did Genghis Khan start out west, towards Khwarizm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who dressed Genghis Khan after he passed, and how was his funeral handled?

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

3. Describe the steppe.

4. What are the Five Snouts?

5. How did Ong Khan respond to Temujin's first khuriltai?

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

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

8. What conditions did the research team endure during their research of Genghis Khan?

9. What is "The Secret History of the Mongols," and where was it finally found?

10. Who was Botohui-tarhun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Genghis Khan build his army? What methods and tactics did he use that distinguished him from other khans? How did he learn those things? How did Genghis Khan organize his army? What benefits did he glean from his organizational structure? How did he command so many people? How did they communicate? How did Genghis Khan win the loyalty of so many people? Describe Genghis Khan's army in any and all of these terms, and more as you see fit.

Essay Topic 2

What was happening in the Mongol Empire just before Genghis Khan died? How did Genghis Khan die? How did Genghis Khan try to handle his succession? What actually happened after Genghis Khan passed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 720 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample