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1. We must first establish from where our knowledge of the Mongols comes. Before the Chinese ever knew about what was beginning in their northern steppes, the Mongols were writing their own history. This book is the earliest of any Mongol writings and tells the tale of the beginning of the Mongol Empire. What was it called?
2. Temujin, later called Genghis Khan, is credited with forming this empire and renovating the military and social system of his people. However he did not come up with all of this on his own and probably got much of his wisdom and strategy from his father, who was the Khan of their tribe. What was his name?
3. One of the things that ensured Genghis Khan's empire would continue after his death was his code of laws. These were enforced by his son, Chagatai, and were meant to keep disorder and local power down. They were very successful during Genghis Khan's and his successor, Ogedei's time. What were these laws called?
4. After Genghis Khan's death, Ogedei took over as head Khan, but the empire split into parts. The most famous of these was the Golden Horde. This section belonged to Genghis Khan's eldest son, Jochi, but since the latter predeceased his father, his own son took over control of the Golden Horde. What was this son of Jochi named?
5. One of the reasons the Mongols weren't able to conquer Europe was because when Ogedei died, there was a serious question of succession and Batu was forced to return home. Another reason was the Russian people. Though not the best organized, they were still very resilient people and fought hard against the Mongols. Despite being able to slow the Mongols down, most of Rus' fell and was obliterated by the Mongols. Which was one of the only major Russian cities left after the Mongols' attempt at conquest?
6. Of all of Genghis Khan's sons, this youngest son of his wife Borte is given the least attention, but was fairly significant. He was given rule over the Mongol homeland and in charge of keeping order, though he was not the Great Khan. His children and grandchildren were even more significant and included Kublai Khan. Who is this fourth son of Genghis Khan?
7. Kublai Khan's main claim to fame was his conquest of China. Though most of it had already been conquered, there remained one strong kingdom in the south. After this was conquered, Kublai retired, setting up the Yuan Dynasty. Which of the following was the last remaining kingdom of China, the final conquest of Kublai Khan?
8. One great accomplishment of Kublai Khan was the building of his new capital city. The previous Mongol capital had always been at Karakorum but when Kublai moved to China, he built a new capital. What was it called?
9. The biggest failure of Kublai Khan was his attempted invasion of Japan. With a naval invasion that was larger than any before or after until WWII, Kublai Khan tried to invade Japan. This completely failed, twice, by what the Japanese considered divine will. The Mongol armies were wiped out by typhoons. What name did the Japanese give to these typhoons?
10. A powerful sign of the end of the Mongol Empire was this battle fought between the Mamluks and Hulegu Khan with his Mongol army. This is one of the most significant battles in Mongol history, and in fact in world history. It marked a furthest point of Mongol conquest in the south west. What is this biblical battle site?
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