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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 society is still a hunter-gatherer society?

2. When did Alexander I of Russia manage to overrun a good part of Europe?

3. When did the Qin Dynasty start ruling over the whole of China?

4. Who collectivized land in 1978?

5. What was S. E. Finer's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Fukuyama attack theories like that of Karl Marx?

4. What does Fukayama outline in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

8. What was the Qin system and why did it collapse according to Chapter 8?

9. How did the Mamluks eventually disturb the nature of their relation to the state?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the five attributes that distinguish a state from a tribal organization, and use examples of each from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the development of rule of law in world civilizations, and discuss the role that religion played in developing a stronger rule of law.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the Mandate of Heaven as depicted with Empress Wu and the problems faced by emperors in China.

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