Short-Response Questions: 5 points each. Note: A minimum of 100 words required.   What made early trans-Saharan trade possible?

Short-Response Questions: 5 points  Note: A minimum of 100 words required per response.   How did the Silk Roads help in the diffusion of culture?

According to Sapolsky, which of the following is the “master gland” and thus responsible for directing the hormones that regulate bodily systems, including the stress response?

Which of the following occurs as a result of increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system?

Short-Response Questions: 5 points  Note: A minimum of 100 words required per response.   Did Rome really “fall” in the fifth century CE? Why or why not?

Short-Response Questions: 5 points each Note: A minimum of 100 words required per response.   What are some similarities between Christianity and Zoroastrianism?

Post-transcriptional modifications to form mRNA  

Short-Response Questions: 5 points  Note: A minimum of 100 words required per response.   Why was Constantinople an ideal location for a new Roman capital city?

Short-Response Questions: 5 points each Note: A minimum of 100 words required per response.   What type of environment would you look for if you were a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer? Why?

Short-Response Questions: 5 points  Note: A minimum of 100 words required per response.   What caused the Byzantine Empire to seek aid from the Christian West?