Problem: He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Mongol Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he started the Mongol invasions that resulted in the conquest of most of Eurasia. These included raids or invasions of the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, Khwarezmid Empire, Western Xia and Jin dynasties. These campaigns were often accompanied by wholesale massacres of the civilian populations especially in the Khwarezmian and Xia controlled lands. By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China.

Before Genghis Khan died, he assigned Ogedei Khan as his successor and split his empire into khanates among his sons and grandsons. He died in 1227 after defeating the Western Xia. He was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia at an unknown location. His descendants extended the Mongol Empire across most of Eurasia by conquering or creating vassal states out of all of modern-day China, Korea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and substantial portions of modern Eastern Europe, Russia, and Southwest Asia. Many of these invasions repeated the earlier large-scale slaughters of local populations. As a result, Genghis Khan and his empire have a fearsome reputation in local histories.
1. Who founded the Mongol Empire?
2. Who did he assign to take over after he died?
3. How did Khan come to power?
4. Where did the Mongols raid?
5. Were they nice to the civilians?
6. When did the founder of the Mongol Empire pass away?
7. After doing what?
8. Who did he defeat shortly before dying?
9. Where was he laid to rest?
10. What is the Mongol's reputation in history?
Answer: 1. Genghis Khan
2. Ogedei Khan
3. by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia
4. the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, Khwarezmid Empire, Western Xia and Jin dynasties
5. no
6. in 1227
7. after assigning Ogedei Khan as his successor and splitting his empire into khanates among his sons and grandsons
8. the Western Xia
9. in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia at an unknown location
10. they had a fearsome reputation

Problem: For the second time since the U.S.-led effort to counter ISIS began, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, said he would not rule out asking the President to send U.S. ground troops into Iraq.

"I've never been limited in my ability to make a recommendation of any size or sort to the President of the United States," Dempsey told the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, adding that he is always re-evaluating the situation in Iraq.

Dempsey told the committee that he could envision scenarios in which a U.S. ground contingent would be necessary in Iraq, particularly if the coalition moves to retake Mosul or the western border with Syria.

"I'm not predicting at this point that I would recommend that those forces in Mosul and along the border would need to be accompanied by U.S. forces," cautioned Dempsey, "but we're certainly considering it."

Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California, the committee's chairman, expressed concern about President Obama's consistent refusal to consider sending U.S. ground troops to the region.

"I will not support sending our military into harm's way with their arms tied behind their backs," McKeon said, adding he would block any congressional authorization that specifically barred sending ground forces.

And while Dempsey said he would not rule out the need for U.S. ground troops in the future, he added: "I just don't foresee a circumstance when it would be in our interest to take this fight on ourselves with a large military contingent."

Throughout the hearing, Dempsey and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel described a mission in Iraq and Syria that will likely be long and fraught with setbacks.
1. Who has not been limited in his opinion?
2. who is?
3. did he describe the mission as short?
4. how did he describe it?
5. who described this with him?
6. who is he?
7. where would this mission be?
8. what may they have to ask the president for?
9. in particular, one would be one scenerio they are needed?
10. any other scenerios?
11. Would they be needed if they try to retake the western border with Syria?
12. What did McKeon say he would block?
13. where is he from?
14. who is he?
15. Does it state what party he belongs to?
16. which one?
17. Are they referring to Trump in the article?
18. which president?
19. What did Mckeon say he would not support in regards to the troops?
20. what committee is Dempsey speaking with?
Answer: 1. he chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
2. Martin Dempsey,
3. no
4. long and fraught with setbacks.
5. Chuck Hagel
6. Defense Secretary
7. in Iraq and Syria
8. to send U.S. ground troops into Iraq.
9. if the coalition moves to retake Mosul
10. no
11. a U.S. ground contingent
12. any congressional authorization that specifically barred sending ground forces.
13. California,
14. the committee's chairman,
15. yes
16. republican
17. no
18. President Obama
19. "sending our military into harm's way with their arms tied behind their backs,
20. the House Armed Services Committe

Problem: Ricky and Carmen were friends. Ricky was an inchworm. He had a skinny body and was bright green. Carmen was a ladybug. She had a round body and was red with black spots. They liked to play together in the grass.

One day Ricky and Carmen were playing in the grass. Carmen saw something new. She asked Ricky, "What is that yellow thing?" Ricky did not know. They went over to the yellow thing. It was not grass. It was not alive. It was big and flat and looked like it might be fun for jumping.

Carmen said, "Let's jump on it." Ricky said, "Okay, but I hope we don't get in trouble." They jumped on the big yellow thing. It was fun! They were happy jumping together!

All of a sudden, the big yellow thing moved. It went up in the air. Ricky and Carmen held on. It went up and up. It went into the sky. Ricky and Carmen were scared. They wanted to get down. They shouted, "Help, help!" A bird heard them and flew over. His name was George. George said, "What's wrong? Don't you like it up here on your kite?" "No, we don't!" said Ricky. "What's a kite?" said Carmen.

George told them they were on a kite. He showed them the string. He said, "You can follow that string all the way to the ground." It looked like a long way down. But they thanked George for his help and slowly crawled down the string to the ground. They were safe.
1. What was Ricky?
2. Who was his friend?
3. And what was she?
4. What was his torso like?
5. And what color?
6. What was her's like?
7. And what color?
8. What did they like to do together?
9. What color was the thing they saw?
10. How did the thing look?
11. What did it look good for?
12. how did they feel when they played on it?
13. What happened to the object they were on?
14. Where to?
15. How did this make them feel?
16. What did they yell?
17. Who heard them?
18. What was his called?
19. What did the object turn out to be?
20. How did they get off the object?
Answer:
1. an inchworm
2. Carmen
3. a ladybug
4. skinny
5. bright green
6. round
7. red with black spots
8. play in the grass
9. yellow
10. big and flat
11. jumping
12. happy
13. it moved?
14. into the air
15. scared
16. "Help, help!"
17. A bird
18. George
19. a kite
20. they crawled down a string