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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 is a socially and biologically grounded reality for human being?

2. What is a particularly well-developed and pure example of segmentary lineage organization?

3. Why were the Xiongnu, Huns, and Mongols such potent military powers?

4. How many movies does Nigeria produce?

5. Who wrote Communist Manifesto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What concept was largely based on kinship?

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

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

4. What general assumption is made by the author in the Preface?

5. What did Fukuyama argue about the Malmuks in Chapter 14?

6. How was Europe different?

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

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

9. What was feudalism like in China?

10. What did warfare cause for many people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of kinship, and the types of kinship, as discussed in Chapter 3.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the modern political state evolved from tribal groups based on Fukuyama's discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of warfare and taxation in Chinese states.

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