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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 particularly well-developed and pure example of segmentary lineage organization?

2. How many was were fought during the Eastern Zhou rule of 294 years according to Chapter 7?

3. When did the Han Dynasty hold power?

4. When was Machiavelli's "The Prince" written according to Chapter 15?

5. What weapons played a key role in the fall of Constantinople?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What will a successful modern democracy have?

3. How was Europe different?

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

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

6. What were jatis and varnas according to Chapter 11?

7. What did China do to support the military and warfare?

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

9. What brought distant common ancestors closer according to Fukuyama?

10. What does Fukuyama discuss about chimps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of warfare and taxation in Chinese states.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of Brahminism and social castes in India and Fukuyama's theories regarding the causes of political development in India.

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