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

Short Answer Questions

1. If knowledge brings power, what increases the power, according to Diamond?

2. Diamond argues that China is which of the following?

3. How do inventions spread?

4. 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?

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

How does Diamond explain the extinction of many large mammals around the world? What other theories have been proposed to explain this? Why does Diamond believe that these theories are not correct?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the societies in New Guinea and Australia develop at different times? What differences were present between these areas?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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