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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 was proved by the shoemaker removing his right eye?
2. What three regions were assigned to lesser family khans to rule over?
3. "The Travels of Marco Polo" was penned in ________ by the writer Marco Polo commissioned.
4. Trade-routes were costly to follow, so high value commodities like ________________ were needed to make a profit on the way.
5. Tartars were experts in _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Marco Polo not adept in describing countries, towns and natural features?
2. What happened to the Polos while they were traveling to see the Pope?
3. In Chapter 5, what miraculous circumstances are said to have taken place at Saint Lunardo?
4. Why couldn't the Polos return to Constantinople? What did they do?
5. After describing Kesmur, Marco Polo said he reserved the description of India for a third book. Why is this so?
6. According to Chapter 3, what three classes of inhabitants resided in Turkomania?
7. Describe the personal guards for the grand khan.
8. Tell about the custom in Peyn that pertained to married men and women.
9. Tell about the ceremony that took place when emperors or princes (grand khan's) were carried for interment to the mountain of Altai.
10. Describe the physical attributes of the grand khan.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Book 3, Chapter 47-48 details Great Turkey and its king, Kaidu. King Kaidu was the nephew of the grand khan and was shown special favor by the grand khan even though Kaidu was not obedient to him. Evaluate the leadership styles of Kaidu and the grand khan. Explain the differences in the way they each rule their subjects. Use examples from the text in your response.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Some time after the migration of the Tartars to the northern countries of Jorza and Bargu, in the year 1162, Chingis-khan was elected the first emperor of the Tartars. His subjects revered him as deity rather than as their sovereign. Why did the Tartars perceive him in this manner? Use examples from the text in your response and thesis statement.
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