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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gave Europeans an advantage in information about the groups they encountered?

2. The language that did most of the conquering or "engulfing" in Africa was which of the following?

3. Archeological evidence links what early culture with later Pacific island cultures?

4. Cultural and individual idiosyncrasies throw what into the course of history?

5. According to Diamond, why are the societies of Asia and the Pacific important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Diamond use the Polynesian Islands as a test of his theory? What conclusions does Diamond get from his examination of these societies?

Essay Topic 2

What are the advantages that the Fertile Crescent has that allowed it to be the one of the earliest sites of development? How do these advantages relate to Europe's advantages?

Essay Topic 3

How did food production affect societies? What advantages did societies that had food production gain over societies that didn't?

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