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

Short Answer Questions

1. Australia was once joined together what what other land mass?

2. Why do pockets of the three language families other than Sino-Tibetan exist in China?

3. How are historical sciences different from non-historical sciences?

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

5. What is human's slowest defense against germs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were Europeans able to conquer many of the groups in the Americas? Give specific examples of the advantages that the Europeans had and address why they had these advantages.

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

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?

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