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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 benefit that institutionalized religion provides?

2. Which of the following was not a disease that killed large number of peoples in the Americas?

3. Diamond argues that European conquest of Africa had nothing to do with what?

4. The Miao-Yao family of language is spoken where?

5. How many "little" languages does China have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Diamond believe led to the unequal distribution of wealth and power in the world? Do you agree or disagree with his explanation? Do you think that he is missing any aspects?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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