Question 1

List two factors that determined the security of the land claim:

Accepted Answer

provisions

Question 2

Discuss the process by which the competition among chieftains in Iceland became so intense that 36 chieftains became 5 and then 1.

Accepted Answer

The intense competition among chieftains

Question 3

Medieval Iceland is an example of a stratified society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When wage labor became available the limiting factor on production was access to land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The social order of medieval Iceland collapsed because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the working class could not cooperate 
B)  the culture was too individualistic 
C)  the religion was pagan 
D)  the ruling class refused to have a state 
E)  to provide subject matter for the sagas 
A)  the working class could not cooperate 
B)  the culture was too individualistic 
C)  the religion was pagan 
D)  the ruling class refused to have a state 
E)  to provide subject matter for the sagas

Question 6

Discuss why most Icelanders would be glad to see the end of the medieval system.

Accepted Answer

Most Icelanders would be glad to see the

Question 7

Iceland became independent in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1262 
B)  1000 
C)  1944 
D)  1220 
E)  1918 
A)  1262 
B)  1000 
C)  1944 
D)  1220 
E)  1918

Question 8

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a farmer who was a follower of a powerful chieftain.

Accepted Answer

Being a farmer who was a follower of a p

Question 9

Initially, most agricultural labor in Iceland was provided by:

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves 
B)  hired workers 
C)  family members 
D)  chieftains 
E)  exchange labor 
A)  slaves 
B)  hired workers 
C)  family members 
D)  chieftains 
E)  exchange labor

Question 10

The first settlers to Iceland brought with them:

Accepted Answer

A)  slavery 
B)  the concept of ownership 
C)  chieftains 
D)  agriculture 
E)  all of the above 
A)  slavery 
B)  the concept of ownership 
C)  chieftains 
D)  agriculture 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

List three factors that determined the size of a land claim in medieval Iceland.

Accepted Answer

number of followers

Question 12

Why did Icelanders not settle in North America?

Accepted Answer

Icelanders, specifically the Norse Vikin

Question 13

Iceland became part of Norway in 1262.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

States:

Accepted Answer

A)  keep order in stratified societies 
B)  maintain differential access to resources 
C)  have a ruling class 
D)  don't happen in non-stratified societies 
E)  all of the above 
A)  keep order in stratified societies 
B)  maintain differential access to resources 
C)  have a ruling class 
D)  don't happen in non-stratified societies 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

When hired labor was available to Icelandic landowners, what was the limiting factor on production?

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of the family 
B)  the amount of land they owned 
C)  government programs 
D)  access to labor 
E)  how much livestock they had 
A)  the size of the family 
B)  the amount of land they owned 
C)  government programs 
D)  access to labor 
E)  how much livestock they had

Question 16

Wage labor produced:

Accepted Answer

A)  profit for their owners 
B)  necessary value 
C)  surplus value 
D)  market value 
E)  all of the above 
A)  profit for their owners 
B)  necessary value 
C)  surplus value 
D)  market value 
E)  all of the above

List two factors that determined the security of the land claim:

Discuss the process by which the competition among chieftains in Iceland became so intense that 36 chieftains became 5 and then 1.

Medieval Iceland is an example of a stratified society.

When wage labor became available the limiting factor on production was access to land.

The social order of medieval Iceland collapsed because:

Discuss why most Icelanders would be glad to see the end of the medieval system.

Iceland became independent in:

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a farmer who was a follower of a powerful chieftain.

Initially, most agricultural labor in Iceland was provided by:

The first settlers to Iceland brought with them:

List three factors that determined the size of a land claim in medieval Iceland.

Why did Icelanders not settle in North America?

Iceland became part of Norway in 1262.

States:

When hired labor was available to Icelandic landowners, what was the limiting factor on production?

Wage labor produced:

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Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

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Exam 6: Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

List two factors that determined the security of the land claim:

Discuss the process by which the competition among chieftains in Iceland became so intense that 36 chieftains became 5 and then 1.

Medieval Iceland is an example of a stratified society.

When wage labor became available the limiting factor on production was access to land.

The social order of medieval Iceland collapsed because:

Discuss why most Icelanders would be glad to see the end of the medieval system.

Iceland became independent in:

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a farmer who was a follower of a powerful chieftain.

Initially, most agricultural labor in Iceland was provided by:

The first settlers to Iceland brought with them:

List three factors that determined the size of a land claim in medieval Iceland.

Why did Icelanders not settle in North America?

Iceland became part of Norway in 1262.

States:

When hired labor was available to Icelandic landowners, what was the limiting factor on production?

Wage labor produced:

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters