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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dynasty united China in 221 BC?
(a) The Sui dynasty.
(b) The Shang dynasty.
(c) The Ming dynasty.
(d) The Qin dynasty.

2. Harari defines the data-processing system invented by the Sumerians as what?
(a) Transcription.
(b) Double column bookkeeping.
(c) Writing.
(d) Record-keeping.

3. Sapiens populated East Africa how long ago?
(a) 50,000 years ago.
(b) 12 million years ago.
(c) 2 million years ago.
(d) 150,000 years ago.

4. Which name of a god is NOT listed among the leading deities of the Mesopotamian pantheon?
(a) Anu.
(b) Enlil.
(c) Marduk.
(d) Murabi.

5. Harari asserts that "no noteworthy plant or animal has been domesticated in the last" (77) how many years?
(a) 500.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time that Cortes invaded Mexico, what did its citizens call themselves?

2. For how long did humans feed themselves "by gathering plants and hunting animals that lived and bred without their intervention" (77)?

3. What is the meaning of the term quipu?

4. The sum total of money throughout the world, according to Harari, is what?

5. What other object did coins replace when they came along in history?

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