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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who appointed Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq at the court of Suleiman the Magnificent?

2. What did the Greeks and Romans poor on the tomb of a dead man?

3. Who killed the grand councilor Li Si?

4. How many forms of punishment does Oracle bone describe during the Shang Dynasty?

5. When did India became independent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What five attributes distinguishes a state from a tribal organization according to Chapter 5?

2. What was the driving factor in creating a unified Chinese state, according to Chapter 7?

3. What were jatis and varnas according to Chapter 11?

4. What did the emergence of the Han dynasty bring?

5. Why was the Han dynasty not a democracy?

6. What does Fukayama outline in Chapter 1?

7. How was Europe different?

8. What caused a change in the number of polities during the Zhao Dynasty?

9. How was India's early political development different from that of China according to Chapter 10?

10. What does Fukayama identify as the three main institutions of modern democracy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the three main institutions of modern democracy, and discuss how it benefits a government to have all three.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the rule of law and distinguish between law and legislation

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the four differing results relating to accountability and examine the examples of each.

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