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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said "I conceive that land belongs to a vast family of which many are dead, few are living and countless members are still unborn"?
(a) An Ivory Coast chief.
(b) A Somalian chief.
(c) A Nigerian chief.
(d) A New Guinean chief.

2. When was the Byzantine army defeated at Baphaeon?
(a) 1302.
(b) 1402.
(c) 1326.
(d) 1358.

3. How many problems inherent to the design of Mamluk political institutions helped weaken said institutions over time?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. What was Ohn Hajna's occupation?
(a) Demographer.
(b) Sociologist.
(c) Historian.
(d) Economist.

5. Who helped the Emperor stage a coup against Empress Liang's house according to Chapter 9?
(a) His brothers.
(b) Mercenary troops.
(c) Loyal peasants.
(d) Eunuchs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did grain prices in Anatolia in constant silver units rose by between 1489 to 1616?

2. What is the second of three components of political development that together constitute modern politics?

3. When did Chosroes I rule?

4. How many was were fought during the Eastern Zhou rule of 294 years according to Chapter 7?

5. When was a proposal put forward to limit estates to three thousand mou in China?

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