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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 type of water could be found in Kobiam?

2. What allowed the inhabitants of Baldach or Bagadet to transport their goods to and from the sea of India?

3. Arghun was the king of _____________.

4. Tartars mostly survived on ____________ while on an expedition.

5. What year did Kubilai Khan begin his reign?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marco Polo report to the grand khan upon return from his voyage to the East Indies?

2. Describe the wives of the grand khan.

3. Discuss the custom observed upon the birth of a son in the city of Sachion. Use Chapter 37 as a reference.

4. Why did the Great Khan send the Polos, with a baron, to the Pope?

5. Describe Lesser Armenia as Marco Polo did in Chapter 2.

6. Why was Marco Polo sent as an emissary of the Great Kahn throughout the empire?

7. Why did the grand khan have a new city built at Tai-du?

8. Tell about the ceremony that took place when emperors or princes (grand khan's) were carried for interment to the mountain of Altai.

9. In Chapter 5, what miraculous circumstances are said to have taken place at Saint Lunardo?

10. According to Chapter 3, what three classes of inhabitants resided in Turkomania?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Book 3, Chapter 1 describes in great detail the kind of ships used for navigation in India prior to Marco Polo being there and ships used while Marco Polo was there. Analyze the construction of the ships as detailed in the text, and compare that construction to ship construction of today. Use examples from the book when referencing ships from Middle Ages.

Essay Topic 2

Tauris was a large and noble city belonging to the province of Irak (Iraq), which contained many other cities and fortified places, but this was the largest and most important city. Tell how the inhabitants supported themselves, where they traded, what types of items might be found there, what type of people lived there, the type of gardens found there, and the religions. How does Iraq compare today? Use Book 1, Chapters 9-10 as a reference.

Essay Topic 3

The province of Balashan was made up of Mahometans. It was an extensive kingdom that was governed by princes in hereditary succession. Discuss how rule under one family, for generations, impacts a kingdom for benefit or detriment.

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