Question 1

States are an unstable form of political organization.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

War is a universal phenomenon.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The argument that males are more biologically suited to combat is proposed as an example of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​natural variation 
B) ​sexual selection 
C) ​genetic drift 
D) ​sexual dimorphism 
A) ​natural variation 
B) ​sexual selection 
C) ​genetic drift 
D) ​sexual dimorphism

Question 4

Which of the following forms of political organization is considered to be the most stable?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​chiefdom 
B) ​tribe 
C) ​state 
D) ​band 
A) ​chiefdom 
B) ​tribe 
C) ​state 
D) ​band

Question 5

Traditions are:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​customary ideas and practices passed on from generations before 
B) ​creative blending of past and present to create new cultural forms 
C) ​forms of cultural controls that are from the ancestors and applied to the present 
D) ​forms of binding agreements between different generations in a culture 
A) ​customary ideas and practices passed on from generations before 
B) ​creative blending of past and present to create new cultural forms 
C) ​forms of cultural controls that are from the ancestors and applied to the present 
D) ​forms of binding agreements between different generations in a culture

Question 6

A society that has people of more than one nation within its borders is a _______________ society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A society that has people of more...

Question 7

What is the primary or major duty of the leader of the band?​

Accepted Answer

The primary duty is

Question 8

Why were Igbo female-headed institutions destroyed?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​because women were needed to head up economic enterprises 
B) ​because of threats from Igbo men 
C) ​because of internal warfare among the various tribes 
D) ​because of colonial pressures and cultural differences 
A) ​because women were needed to head up economic enterprises 
B) ​because of threats from Igbo men 
C) ​because of internal warfare among the various tribes 
D) ​because of colonial pressures and cultural differences

Question 9

Which is likely to be the oldest form of political organization?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​chiefdom 
B) ​band 
C) ​tribe 
D) ​state 
A) ​chiefdom 
B) ​band 
C) ​tribe 
D) ​state

Question 10

The advent of farming provided all of the following risk factors for warfare except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​increased dependence 
B) ​increases in surplus 
C) ​presence of state society 
D) ​increased mobility 
A) ​increased dependence 
B) ​increases in surplus 
C) ​presence of state society 
D) ​increased mobility

Question 11

Another name for rebellion is __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Another name for rebellion is __________.​...

Question 12

In which form of political organization do we find a redistributive exchange involving tribute?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​tribe 
B) ​band 
C) ​state 
D) ​chiefdom 
A) ​tribe 
B) ​band 
C) ​state 
D) ​chiefdom

Question 13

The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​ethnocide 
B) ​acculturation 
C) ​enculturation 
D) ​genocide 
A) ​ethnocide 
B) ​acculturation 
C) ​enculturation 
D) ​genocide

Question 14

There are no societies left in which political organization consists of flexible and informal kinship systems.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The argument that males are more suited to combat because natural selection has made them on average larger and stronger than females is known as __________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The argument that males are more suited...

Question 16

Kin-ordered groups that are politically integrated by some unifying factor and whose members share a common ancestry, identity, culture, language, and territory are called __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kin-ordered groups that are politically integrated by...

Question 17

How long has warfare been a problem for human societies?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​at least since 10,000 years ago 
B) ​at least since 15,000 years ago 
C) ​at least since 4,000 years ago 
D) ​at least since 2,000 years ago 
A) ​at least since 10,000 years ago 
B) ​at least since 15,000 years ago 
C) ​at least since 4,000 years ago 
D) ​at least since 2,000 years ago

Question 18

Acculturation is a type of ethnocide.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​Why does the incidence of warfare increase following food production? Name at least three reasons

Accepted Answer

The incidence of warfare increases follo

Question 20

What is the difference between the state and the nation?​

Accepted Answer

The state is a centralized pol

States are an unstable form of political organization.

War is a universal phenomenon.

The argument that males are more biologically suited to combat is proposed as an example of:

Which of the following forms of political organization is considered to be the most stable?

Traditions are:

A society that has people of more than one nation within its borders is a _______________ society.

What is the primary or major duty of the leader of the band?

Why were Igbo female-headed institutions destroyed?

Which is likely to be the oldest form of political organization?

The advent of farming provided all of the following risk factors for warfare except:

Another name for rebellion is __________.

In which form of political organization do we find a redistributive exchange involving tribute?

The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society is called:

There are no societies left in which political organization consists of flexible and informal kinship systems.

The argument that males are more suited to combat because natural selection has made them on average larger and stronger than females is known as __________________.

Kin-ordered groups that are politically integrated by some unifying factor and whose members share a common ancestry, identity, culture, language, and territory are called __________.

How long has warfare been a problem for human societies?

Acculturation is a type of ethnocide.

Why does the incidence of warfare increase following food production? Name at least three reasons

What is the difference between the state and the nation?

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Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

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Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 14: Politics Power and Violence

States are an unstable form of political organization.​

War is a universal phenomenon.​

The argument that males are more biologically suited to combat is proposed as an example of:​

Which of the following forms of political organization is considered to be the most stable?​

Traditions are:​

A society that has people of more than one nation within its borders is a _______________ society.

What is the primary or major duty of the leader of the band?​

Why were Igbo female-headed institutions destroyed?​

Which is likely to be the oldest form of political organization?​

The advent of farming provided all of the following risk factors for warfare except:​

Another name for rebellion is __________.​

In which form of political organization do we find a redistributive exchange involving tribute?​

The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society is called:​

There are no societies left in which political organization consists of flexible and informal kinship systems.​

The argument that males are more suited to combat because natural selection has made them on average larger and stronger than females is known as __________________.​

Kin-ordered groups that are politically integrated by some unifying factor and whose members share a common ancestry, identity, culture, language, and territory are called __________.​

How long has warfare been a problem for human societies?​

Acculturation is a type of ethnocide.​

​Why does the incidence of warfare increase following food production? Name at least three reasons

What is the difference between the state and the nation?​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

States are an unstable form of political organization.

War is a universal phenomenon.

The argument that males are more biologically suited to combat is proposed as an example of:

Which of the following forms of political organization is considered to be the most stable?

Traditions are:

What is the primary or major duty of the leader of the band?

Why were Igbo female-headed institutions destroyed?

Which is likely to be the oldest form of political organization?

The advent of farming provided all of the following risk factors for warfare except:

Another name for rebellion is __________.

In which form of political organization do we find a redistributive exchange involving tribute?

The massive cultural change that occurs in a society when it experiences intensive firsthand contact with a more powerful society is called:

There are no societies left in which political organization consists of flexible and informal kinship systems.

The argument that males are more suited to combat because natural selection has made them on average larger and stronger than females is known as __________________.

Kin-ordered groups that are politically integrated by some unifying factor and whose members share a common ancestry, identity, culture, language, and territory are called __________.

How long has warfare been a problem for human societies?

Acculturation is a type of ethnocide.

Why does the incidence of warfare increase following food production? Name at least three reasons

What is the difference between the state and the nation?