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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the first chiefdom and states start to appear in India according to Chapter 10?
(a) Second millenium B.C.
(b) Third millenium B.C.
(c) Fifth millenium B.C.
(d) First millenium B.C.

2. How many forms of punishment does Oracle bone describe during the Shang Dynasty?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. How much of the productive land in France was in ecclesiastical hands in the 7th century?
(a) A fourth.
(b) A third.
(c) Half.
(d) A fifth.

4. What was S. E. Finer's occupation?
(a) Anthropologist.
(b) Historian.
(c) Sociologist.
(d) Economist.

5. When did the Mamluk regime fall?
(a) 1524.
(b) 1532.
(c) 1598.
(d) 1517.

6. What were the agnatic descent groups described by Fustel de Coulanges known as in Rome?
(a) Kalix.
(b) Gentes.
(c) Protus.
(d) Humtes.

7. When did Maine spend time in India?
(a) 1862 to 1875.
(b) 1862 to 1869.
(c) 1862 to 1868.
(d) 1862 to 1872.

8. When did India became independent?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1954.

9. When did the Gauls choose to elect a common authority for the whole confederation?
(a) When war broke out with Rome.
(b) When Caesar rose to power.
(c) When the Huns were about to invade.
(d) When Vercingetorix conquered Gaul.

10. How many was were fought during the Eastern Zhou rule of 294 years according to Chapter 7?
(a) 356.
(b) 951.
(c) 498.
(d) 1211.

11. How many families were relocated by the Qin Dynasty?
(a) 130,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 50,000.

12. What population density allowed agriculture?
(a) 60 to 70 people per square kilometer.
(b) 40 to 60 people per square kilometer.
(c) 60 to 80 people per square kilometer.
(d) 80 to 100 people per square kilometer.

13. When did India and China start diverging significantly?
(a) 900 B.C.
(b) 600 B.C.
(c) 700 B.C.
(d) 800 B.C.

14. What percentage of taxes are collected in the U.S?
(a) More than 40%.
(b) More than 50%.
(c) More than 30%.
(d) More than 60%.

15. When did Emperor Wu rule?
(a) 141 to 87 B.C.
(b) 161 to 67 B.C.
(c) 131 to 87 B.C.
(d) 141 to 77 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Steven Pinker's occupation?

2. When was Sultan Selim II deposed according to Chapter 13?

3. When was Empress Xu murdered?

4. How many problems inherent to the design of Mamluk political institutions helped weaken said institutions over time?

5. When did Ying Zheng live according to Chapter 8?

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