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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 was Columbus looking for when he sailed in 1492?

2. How did Marco Polo describe the money in circulation under Khubilai?

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

4. What land did Subodei wish to invade, when he was about sixty?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was in the tea Khubilai drank the morning after a long night of celebration, and what did it do?

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

3. Who was Bayan?

4. For most of the twentieth century, who maintained Mongolia?

5. What happened to the slaves sold to the Italians by the Mongols? Where did they come from and what would they do in a short twenty years?

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

7. How did the Soviets adapt Genghis Khan's battle tactics in World War II?

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

9. What a blitzkrieg?

10. Who was Nicolaus of Cusa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the spirituality of Genghis Khan. What religion did he practice? What customs or traditions distinguishes that religion? Which are important to Genghis Khan, and why? How was religion incorporated into the warrior life? How was it possible for Genghis Khan and the Mongols to exercise religious tolerance?

Essay Topic 2

Who was Jamuka? Why is Jamuka so important to Genghis Khan? Trace the major events and occurrences between the two men, and be sure to cite in what ways they developed as adults. What happened to Jamuka?

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?

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