Khutulun: The Mongol Warrior Princess

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  1. 1. Khutulun participated in many _____ alongside her father and his army.
  2. 5. Kaidu had _____ sons.
  3. 7. Khutulun would show up to the wrestling matches wearing a garment called a _____.
  4. 8. Khutulun was like a ____ flying in on its prey, and the enemy was understandably terrified of her.
  5. 10. But unlike most princesses, Khutulun isn’t remembered for her looks. She was known for her incredible _____ skills.
  6. 12. Women and children were seen as men's ______.
  7. 15. Even though their army was known for being ruthless warriors, the Mongolian empire actually brought a lot of _____ to the world during times of peace.
  8. 17. Khutulun was a _____ since she was young.
  9. 20. The men practiced both the Chinese martial arts of _____ as well as ancient Mongolian fighting.
  10. 21. The Mongolians trained _____ to send messages to one another.
  11. 22. Kokochin was nicknamed The _____.
  12. 25. A man named _____ was Kublai Khan’s cousin.
  13. 26. The Mongolian Empire is known for their _____ conquests.
  14. 27. Khutulun was given a _____ medallion to wear around her neck.
  15. 28. The Mongolian Empire became the largest empire in the history of _____.
  16. 29. Ghazan was the Mongolian leader of the _____ territories.
  17. 31. Khutulun announced that she could never _____ a man unless he was able to defeat her in a wrestling match.
  18. 32. In his records of his adventures, Marco Polo describes Khutulun as looking _____.
  19. 33. Unlike many other princesses and queens, Khutulun was remembered for her own _____.
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  1. 2. After Khutulun slammed the prince onto the palace floor, the cheering stopped, and the room went _____.
  2. 3. For thousands of years, various tribes in Mongolia went to war with one another, and they were never united under one _____.
  3. 4. In Mongolia, the number of horses actually outnumber the _____ population.
  4. 6. Ghazan is remembered for converting to _____, and setting the new precedent for future rulers in modern-day Iran.
  5. 9. Khutulun was a _____ princess.
  6. 11. Khutulun collected a fleet of over _____ horses.
  7. 13. The Mongolians were tolerant of all _____.
  8. 14. Genghis Khan once said, “A man's greatest _____ is to defeat his enemies."
  9. 16. Khutulun promised that she would never lose (a wrestling match) on purpose for any _____ in the world.
  10. 18. In the year 1280, when Khutulun was 20 years old, the son of _____ arrived to try his luck in winning a match against the princess.
  11. 19. And Italian explorer named _____ wrote down the history of the Mongolian Empire while living amongst Kublai Khan’s royal court.
  12. 23. An official _____ was written and spread across the empire, announcing that his daughter was looking for a husband, as long as he defeats her in wrestling.
  13. 24. Khutulun was called by several names, including Aigiarm, which translates to _____.
  14. 28. Land and _____ were taken as spoils of war.
  15. 30. Since Khutulun was _____ than a male rider, she was able to gallop in on her horse at faster speeds than her male counterparts.