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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did India and China start diverging significantly?
(a) 600 B.C.
(b) 800 B.C.
(c) 900 B.C.
(d) 700 B.C.

2. How many countries had a electoral democracy in the late 1990's?
(a) 165.
(b) 75.
(c) 120.
(d) 125.

3. What metal made the infantry more useful?
(a) Zinc.
(b) Copper.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

4. What society is still a hunter-gatherer society?
(a) Pre-Independence America.
(b) Medieval France.
(c) The Roman Empire.
(d) Eskimos

5. When was the Wei kingdom founded?
(a) 210.
(b) 230.
(c) 250.
(d) 220.

Short Answer Questions

1. In China, what was the class somewhat below that of the nobility that included soldiers or other meritorious commoners?

2. How many countries of the third wave of democratization reverted to authoritarianism or saw a significant erosion of democratic institutions?

3. How many enemy soldiers did the state of Qin kill during the period from 356 to 236 B.C?

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

5. How long did the sultanate last in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three main kingdoms developed according to Chapter 12?

2. What aspects of modern bureaucracy were in place during the Han dynasty?

3. What will a successful modern democracy have?

4. What was feudalism like in China?

5. What does Fukuyama examine regarding the structure of the Ottomans in Chapter 15?

6. What philosophies does Fukuyama reference and who does he share views with in Chapter 2?

7. What happened to the patrimonial aristocratic class according to Chapter 9?

8. How was India's early political development different from that of China according to Chapter 10?

9. What caused a change in the number of polities during the Zhao Dynasty?

10. What was never eliminated in China, India, and the Middle East despite efforts of leaders according to Chapter 16?

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