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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. When did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?

2. What year did Persia fall from the Mongol rule?

3. How many flights of stairs led to Ogodei's throne?

4. What type of fiber did Khubilai wish to promote by the creation of an aptly named Bureau in 1289?

5. Who was Columbus looking for when he sailed in 1492?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do "generous scholars" attribute to Khubilai's frequent delays during the war with the Sung?

2. What a blitzkrieg?

3. What happened to Professor Lkhagvasuren's teacher?

4. Why did the Golden Family back Arik Boke instead of Khubilai?

5. How did the Mongols keep numerical track of everything they obtained?

6. Where did the research team of Jack Weatherford finish their search? What is symbolic about it?

7. What three inventions did Francis Bacon recognize as the foundation of modern world? Why is this important?

8. Why did the clerics suppose the Mongols were going to ride on Cologne? What happened in 1164 that made them think that way?

9. How did the Mongols adapt the Chinese printing practices?

10. Why did the Mongols face from 1250 - 1270?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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