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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in 173, 179 and 182 in China?

2. When did the Berlin Wall fall?

3. How many staff did the director of prayer have in the Han Dynasty?

4. At what age were young boys or men starting their training for public service under Emperor Wu?

5. How many commanderies were created by the Win?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Fukuyama question regarding property rights in Chapter 4?

3. What does Fukuyama explain about China and its history in Chapter 6?

4. What was the first kind of organization according to the author in Chapter 3?

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

6. What did the emergence of the Han dynasty bring?

7. What does Fukuyama discuss about chimps?

8. What five attributes distinguishes a state from a tribal organization according to Chapter 5?

9. What practice does Fukuyama examine in Chapter 13?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the inverse relationship between the strength of a state and patrimonialism.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the probable contributors in the formation of a state and conclude whether Fukuyama's stance has merit.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the history and theories of common law, and how it came into being.

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