Early Life
This was Genghis Khan's birth name.
What is Temujin?
Genghis Khan founded this empire in 1206.
What is the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan began his major campaigns by uniting and conquering these neighboring Mongol tribes.
What are the Mongol steppe tribes?
Genghis Khan died in this year.
What is 1227?
Genghis Khan's burial site remains unknown and is believed to be in this country.
What is Mongolia?
Genghis Khan was born near this major Asian geographical region.
What is the steppes of Mongolia?
At its peak, the Mongol Empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to this European body of water.
What is the Danube River?
This Central Asian empire was annihilated by the Mongols after killing Genghis Khan’s envoys.
What is the Khwarezmian Empire?
His descendants included this famous grandson who ruled China.
Who is Kublai Khan?
Legend says the soldiers who buried him did this to preserve the secret of his grave.
What is killed anyone who saw it / then were themselves killed?
At age 9, Temujin was sent to live with this future ally-turned-enemy tribe.
Who are the Onggirat?
This was the capital city of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan.
What is Karakorum?
Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed this famous Silk Road city as punishment for resistance.
What is Nishapur or Samarkand?
Genghis Khan promoted this religion for administration and legal purposes.
What is Tengrism (or religious tolerance)?
Some believe Genghis Khan’s tomb is protected by this supernatural phenomenon.
What is a curse or spirit guardians?
Temujin's father was poisoned by members of this rival tribe.
Who are the Tatars?
Genghis Khan divided his army into units of this size for better control.
What is 10,000 (or a tumen)?
This European region was raided by the Mongols in the 1220s, sparking fear across the continent.
What is the Kievan Rus (or Eastern Europe)?
His empire improved communication using this fast relay messaging system.
What is the Yam system?
This 13th-century book is one of the few sources written by people close to Genghis Khan.
What is The Secret History of the Mongols?
After his father's death, Temujin and his family were abandoned by their tribe and survived by doing this.
What is foraging/hunting (or "living off the land")?
Genghis Khan’s empire was divided among his sons and grandsons into these semi-autonomous regions.
What are khanates?
In China, Genghis Khan waged a long war against this dynasty before finally defeating them.
What is the Jin Dynasty?
Modern genetic studies suggest Genghis Khan may be an ancestor of this many men alive today.
What is about 16 million?
A famous myth claims Genghis Khan was born with this unusual physical trait.
What is a blood clot in his fist (a sign of future greatness)?