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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. What year did Genghis Khan die?

2. What is naadam?

3. What was different about Borte, once she was rescued?

4. What was the first thing the Mongol soldiers did every morning when they broke camp?

5. What happened the first time Genghis Khan diverted the Yellow River to flood the Tangut?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Genghis Khan quickly depopulate an area, and for what strategic purpose?

3. What is group responsibility and group guilt?

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

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

6. Describe the Ikh Khorig.

7. Who was Botohui-tarhun?

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

9. What are the Five Snouts?

10. What was the Baljuna Covenant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who were Genghis Khan's four sons? What were there personalities? What role did each play in the making of history? Be specific and use details from the book to paint your family portrait.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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