課程名稱 經濟史
課程性質︰系定必修
課程教師︰魏凱立
開課學院：社會科學院
開課系所︰經濟系
考試時間︰2006.11.13
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試題 :
Economic History Midterm
(Answer 3 of 5 groups of questions.
1 (a)State one way in which Europe had a technological advantage over China
by 1300.
(b)State two ways in which Sung China’s technology was superior to that of
Europe.
(c)How did water use in China differ from water use in Europe?
(d)How did Chinese city government differ from European city government?
(e)How did Catholicism strengthen individualism in Europe?
2 (a)Why did Phoenician establish colonies throughout the Mediterranean area?
(b)Name one important good produced (or harvested) by the Phoenician.
(c)Name one important good exported from Uruk.
(d)Name one important African export during the period of the Islamic trade
network?
(e)Before the Islamic agricultural revolution, what country produced most
of the world's cotton cloth?
3 (a)Before modern times, why was an income tax seldom used?
(b)Before modern times, on what did central governments spend the most money?
(c)In one sentence, what is an “agency problem”?
(d)In one sentence, how does an empire die from growth?
(e)How was the fall of the Roman Empire and the fall of the Han Dynasty re-
lated?
4 (a)Why did Buddhist monks first come to China?
(b)How did Buddhists improve China’s transportation system?
(c)State two different ways Buddhists monasteries in China earned money(be-
sides attracting donations).
(d)How did the location of Buddhist monasteries in China differ from their
location in India and Central Asia?
(e)Name two luxury goods Buddhist temples usually consume.
5 (a)Name one thing the Mesopotamians used for money.
(b)What was the earliest type of insurance?
(c)What did molded bowls and convex bricks have in common (besides clay)?
(d)How did the Mesopotamians make envelopes?
(e)What was the biggest business organization in a Mesopotamian city?
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