Why did the Chinese empire no longer participated in the Indian Ocean trade after the 1430s?

Because the emperor focused on interior conflict (Mongols)

What was 'proxenia' in ancient Greece?

A form of diplomacy based on proxenoi sent to maintain peace

What does multiordinate international system mean?

A network of interconnection between systems

Why did Europeans apply gunboat diplomacy?

Out of necessity and lack of attractive commodities

Is the history of ir a teleological line?

No, former polities will continue to exist (ie. "uncontacted groups")

During the ancient period there were...

Several cores of 'civilization' in the world

What are city-states?

Sedentary and centralized political forms

What were the social technologies in the ancient world?

Multilinguism, religion, diplomacy

How would you characterize hunter-gatherer societies?

As a series of human groups interconnected to survive

What does the ancient process of "nucleation" refer to?

Building villages next to each other for protection

Why was interaction capacity "easier" in Eurasia than in the Americas?

Because of the steppe and animals available

Why is the Melian Dialogue relevant for the study of ir?

It was the first realist-idealist debate

The coinage of the term 'Realpolitik' was influenced by...

The Rebellions in Europe (1848)

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Why did the Chinese empire no longer participated in the Indian Ocean trade after the 1430s?
Because China had profited enough from the system
Because of a crisis in technological innovations
Because Zheng He died
Because the emperor focused on interior conflict (Mongols)
2
What was 'proxenia' in ancient Greece?
A form of diplomacy based on proxenoi sent to maintain peace
A form of treaty based on the consensus of two proxenoi
A form of war between city-states, Sparta and Athens mostly
A form of conflict based of total destruction
3
The Amarna Letters were written in...
The languages of each "great power" (that is, four languages)
Mittani
Egyptian
Akkadian
4
What does multiordinate international system mean?
A global international system
A network of interconnection between systems
A triangular interconnection between states
A lineal interconnection between polities
5
Who wrote: "Standing Armies Shall in Time Be Totally Abolished"?
Martin Luther
Mariona Lloret
Immanuel Kant
John Locke
6
In liberalism, morality is the center for...
Democratization and conflict
Cosmopolitanism of Diogenes of Sinope
Cooperation and community
Philosophy and intervention
7
A main scholar of 20th century Realpolitik was...
Cynthia Weber
Hans Morgenthau
Jiang Qing
Manel Ollé
8
How many tripulants went on the treasure fleet?
ca. 270,000
ca. 27,000
The treasure what now?
ca, 2,700
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Why did Europeans apply gunboat diplomacy?
Because they considered it a divine mandate
Due to the danger of joining the Indian ocean trading system
Out of necessity and lack of attractive commodities
Because they believed in aggression as the only way to power
10
'The Art of War' (5th century B.C.E.) was written by...
Zeng He
Sun Zu
Herodotus
Sima Qian
11
Is the history of ir a teleological line?
Yes, from city-states to globalization
Yes, from hunter-gatherers to modern states
No, ir begun with the Peace of Westphalia
No, former polities will continue to exist (ie. "uncontacted groups")
12
The zero-sum game world view applies to...
Rousseau
Kant
Hobbes
None of the above
13
Main ideas of Realpolitik
Self-preservation and destruction
Self-preservation and power
Immorality and divinity of the sovereign
Cosmopolitanism and power
14
During the ancient period there were...
A globalized international system
Several cores of 'civilization' in the world
Only large economic systems
Small international systems operating independently
15
What are city-states?
Religious and decentralized political forms
Sedentary and religious political forms
Sedentary and centralized political forms
Nomadic and centralized political forms
16
What were the social technologies in the ancient world?
Monolinguism, culture, exchange
Multilinguism, war, philosophy
Monolinguism, diplomacy, cult of personality
Multilinguism, religion, diplomacy
17
Nomadic empires required...
There never were nomadic empires
Centralization of power
Conquest as a way of expansion
Domestication of animals
18
How would you characterize hunter-gatherer societies?
As interconnected human groups based on religion
As the first human groups to develop city-states
As isolated human groups
As a series of human groups interconnected to survive
19
When did the second historical wave of ir begin?
Hunter-gatherers (40,000 years ago)
Sumeria (5,500 years ago)
Roman empire (ca. 2,000 years ago)
Mongolian empire (800 years ago)
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What does the ancient process of "nucleation" refer to?
Building villages next to each other for protection
Slow process of urbanization
Exchange of far-flung products
The Manhattan Project
21
Why was interaction capacity "easier" in Eurasia than in the Americas?
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Because of multilinguism and religion
Because of the products available
Because of the steppe and animals available
22
Why is the Melian Dialogue relevant for the study of ir?
It inspired Pericles' funeral oration
It was the first realist-idealist debate
It showed the victory of morality in international affairs
It was a strong defense of state power
23
What type of interaction requires "high" interaction?
War
Socio-cultural interaction
Trade
Diplomacy
24
When did the third wave of international relations begin and why?
ca. 1500 - proto-globalization
ca. 1000 - Medieval relevance
ca. 1950 - Beginning of the Cold War
ca. 1800 - Beginning of industrialization
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The coinage of the term 'Realpolitik' was influenced by...
The Congress of Vienna (1815)
The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
The Rebellions in Europe (1848)
The Big Stick U.S. diplomacy (1900s.)

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