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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a stone tool or implement that an individual used to pound the fibrous bark of some trees into material that could be used for ropes, nets, and clothing?

2. There has been some discussion of how Diamond's work might apply where?

3. What are the smallest societies known as?

4. Which region had many of the same advantages as Eurasia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diamond suggests that more research needs to be done on how cultural factors influenced the distribution of wealth and power. How might culture affect the development of these differences? Do you think that culture plays more or less of a role than the environment in this distribution?

Essay Topic 2

What advantages did writing give a society? What was early writing typically used for? Using an example, show how writing gave one society an advantage over another.

Essay Topic 3

What influences a hunter-gatherer society to become food producers? What is surprising about this transition?

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