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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. Who ruled the Moghuls from 1556 until 1608, the zenith of that empire?

2. "It is reported, but impossible to verify, that no ____ was censored during Khubilai's reign?"

3. Where did Hulegu rule during Khubilai's reign?

4. What is airak?

5. How many criminals were executed during the three decades of Khubilai's rule?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What geographically hindered the Mongols from full victory in Europe?

4. What happened to Professor Lkhagvasuren's teacher?

5. What a blitzkrieg?

6. After the Mongols destroyed the Hungarian army, they were able to probe Vienna. Though scared, some Hapsburg troops captured a Mongol officer. What was strange about him?

7. What happened on February 14, 1349?

8. What was superior about the Chinese paper over the parchment made by Europeans?

9. Why and how did the Mongols promote education in China?

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

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

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

Who was Khubilai Khan? What did he contribute to the making of history? What did he do for the Mongol empire that Genghis Khan did not, or could not? What important advances were made during his reign as Khan?

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