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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the Sui Dynasty disappear?
(a) 617.
(b) 526.
(c) 721.
(d) 594.

3. What is the occupation of Richard Wrangham?
(a) Sociologist.
(b) Economist.
(c) Anthropologist.
(d) Historian.

4. Why were the Xiongnu, Huns, and Mongols such potent military powers?
(a) They were able to mobilized nearly 100% of their male population.
(b) They were physically fit.
(c) They were using bows and arrows.
(d) They were able to move fast because of their horses.

5. When did Rajiv Gandhi decentralized power in India?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1989.

6. When did iron start being used commonly in China?
(a) 800 B.C.
(b) 700 B.C.
(c) 900 B.C.
(d) 600 B.C.

7. When was Sultan Selim II deposed according to Chapter 13?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1817.

8. What would never have occurred to a western slave owner to do in contrast to Eastern slave owners?
(a) Killed a slave.
(b) Married a slave.
(c) Freed a slave.
(d) Nominated a slave to a high government officials.

9. What was the Bahri regiment named after?
(a) A king.
(b) A lake.
(c) A god.
(d) A fortress.

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

11. When was "Discourse on the Origins of Inequality" published according to chapter 3?
(a) 1754.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1756.
(d) 1765.

12. When did the Mauryas empire rule India?
(a) 321 to 185 B.C.
(b) 221 to 85 B.C.
(c) 221 to 55 B.C.
(d) 421 to 185 B.C.

13. How many Kalinga died during the Kalinga campaign?
(a) 250,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 350,000.

14. What is a particularly well-developed and pure example of segmentary lineage organization?
(a) The Glo.
(b) The Mari.
(c) The Nuer.
(d) The Grum.

15. What term designates a clan, community or group where people can only have a limited set of occupation?
(a) Maros.
(b) Katus.
(c) Yumas.
(d) Jatis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapons played a key role in the fall of Constantinople?

2. How much land remained privately owned in the USSR?

3. What is a socially and biologically grounded reality for human being?

4. Who succeeded Mohammad?

5. When was Empress Xu murdered?

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