Exam 15: Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

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What changes did ethnologist Hani Fakhouri observe in the village of Kafr El-Elow as a result of increased industrialization? What effects did industrialization have on the lives of the fellaheen of this community?

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To what does the term purdah refer?

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Which of the following best defines the caste system in India?

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Ho Chi Minh led a successful defeat of the __________, preventing them from reestablishing a colonial regime in __________.

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What is meant by jatis and the jajmani system in India? How does a jajmani economy work? What are the anthropological explanations for the origin and maintenance of jajmani?

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The "Cultural Revolution" in Communist China was an attempt to do which of the following?

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In Arab societies, the traditional family structure is matrilineal and matriarchal.

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The cultural materialist interpretation of the caste system attributes its origin to which of the following?

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In the 1970s, Norman Chance was the first American ethnologist to be allowed to conduct fieldwork in China after a long period during which such work was prohibited. Discuss his observations of Half Moon Village and comment on what his research revealed about state-run programs.

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Who conquered and colonized India, Burma, and Malaysia?

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Islamic revitalization movements want to build societies based on Islamic law and writings in the __________.

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The collapse of the jajmani system is related to which of the following?

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The term for rural peasants in Egypt is fellaheen.

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The wearing of the veil and traditional dress is often a political statement for Muslim women.

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The Suez Canal, built in 1869, resulted in which of the following?

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The colonization of China in the nineteenth century was facilitated by the desire of the government to import Western goods and technology.

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To what does "Zionism" refer?

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The caste system is supported by Hindu doctrines of karma and reincarnation.

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Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Vietnamese opposition to French rule.

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Polygynous marriage in Muslim countries is most likely to be practiced by whom?

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