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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were Qin Shi Huangdi and Ashoka building their empire?
(a) 5rd century B.C.
(b) 3rd century B.C.
(c) 4rd century B.C.
(d) 2rd century B.C.

2. How long did the sultanate last in India?
(a) 350 years.
(b) 320 years.
(c) 310 years.
(d) 340 years.

3. Who formulated an ideology of state building that explicitly laid out the logic of the new centralized state?
(a) Tang.
(b) Qin.
(c) Xiao.
(d) Chu.

4. Who collectivized land in 1978?
(a) Mao Zedong.
(b) Jiang Zemin.
(c) Zhu Rongji.
(d) Deng Xiaoping.

5. What was the sanjakbey duties?
(a) Led cavalry into battle.
(b) Protected civilians.
(c) Collected taxes.
(d) Public servant training.

6. When did Emperor Wu rule?
(a) 131 to 87 B.C.
(b) 141 to 87 B.C.
(c) 161 to 67 B.C.
(d) 141 to 77 B.C.

7. Where was the Chimpanzee Puist kept?
(a) Arnhem Zoo.
(b) Monaco Zoo.
(c) San Diego Zoo.
(d) London Zoo.

8. When did Sultan Barquq come to power?
(a) 1356.
(b) 1345.
(c) 1325.
(d) 1390.

9. How many commanderies were created by the Win?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 63.
(d) 36.

10. When did the State of Chu perform a cadastral survey?
(a) 552.
(b) 548.
(c) 563.
(d) 523.

11. What is a particularly well-developed and pure example of segmentary lineage organization?
(a) The Nuer.
(b) The Grum.
(c) The Glo.
(d) The Mari.

12. When did Bimbisara become king?
(a) Second half of 17th century.
(b) Second half of 14th century.
(c) Second half of 16th century.
(d) Second half of 15th century.

13. When did Ajatashatru die?
(a) 471 BC.
(b) 461 BC.
(c) 451 BC.
(d) 481 BC.

14. What was Steven Pinker's occupation?
(a) Evolutionary historian.
(b) Evolutionary economist.
(c) Evolutionary psychologist.
(d) Evolutionary anthropologist.

15. What was S. E. Finer's occupation?
(a) Historian.
(b) Anthropologist.
(c) Economist.
(d) Sociologist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How may countries were considered free by the Freedom House in 1973, according to Chapter 1?

2. What are bBand-level societies built around?

3. How large was the Chinese Empire in 1 A.D.?

4. What would never have occurred to a western slave owner to do in contrast to Eastern slave owners?

5. How long did it take to put down the Yellow Turban peasant rebellion?

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