Question 1

What types of organization serve to cut across and integrate individuals politically within the tribe?

Accepted Answer

They include age grades,age-se

Question 2

According to the text,which of the following statements most accurately describes ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia?

Accepted Answer

A) It is based on deep ethnic cultural differences which go back for centuries. 
B) It is based on contemporary political manipulation of relatively small cultural differences. 
C) There are no cultural differences between groups and the conflict is strictly economic. 
D) The important ethnic differences have been minimized by the media. 
E) The ethnic conflicts have been caused by U.S.foreign policy which favors Serbs over Bosnians. 
A) It is based on deep ethnic cultural differences which go back for centuries. 
B) It is based on contemporary political manipulation of relatively small cultural differences. 
C) There are no cultural differences between groups and the conflict is strictly economic. 
D) The important ethnic differences have been minimized by the media. 
E) The ethnic conflicts have been caused by U.S.foreign policy which favors Serbs over Bosnians.

Question 3

Because they maintain great coercive and hegemonic power,states are generally peaceful and stable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An important cultural difference between Serbs and Croats from the former Yugoslavia is:

Accepted Answer

A) They speak different languages. 
B) Serbs are Eastern Orthodox and Croats are Catholic. 
C) Serbs are generally professionals while Croats tend to hold menial unskilled jobs. 
D) Serbs are attached to socialism while Croats are generally capitalists. 
E) Serbs and Croats generally dress differently. 
A) They speak different languages. 
B) Serbs are Eastern Orthodox and Croats are Catholic. 
C) Serbs are generally professionals while Croats tend to hold menial unskilled jobs. 
D) Serbs are attached to socialism while Croats are generally capitalists. 
E) Serbs and Croats generally dress differently.

Question 5

The stability of the Asante state was built on an economy whose key items included:

Accepted Answer

A) Intensive agriculture and industrialization. 
B) Shallow gold deposits and intensive agriculture. 
C) Pastoralism and the slave trade. 
D) Wide trade networks for luxury goods,especially in animal products. 
E) A skilled and educated class of artisans and priests. 
A) Intensive agriculture and industrialization. 
B) Shallow gold deposits and intensive agriculture. 
C) Pastoralism and the slave trade. 
D) Wide trade networks for luxury goods,especially in animal products. 
E) A skilled and educated class of artisans and priests.

Question 6

Name the three patterns of social differentiation that anthropologists recognize.

Accepted Answer

They are e

Question 7

An important effect of European contact on the Yanamamo was:

Accepted Answer

A) An increased ability to learn English. 
B) A decrease in the amount of violence. 
C) Better health and education. 
D) Acquisition of firearms and increased fatalities in war. 
E) A more technologically effective exploitation of their forest environment. 
A) An increased ability to learn English. 
B) A decrease in the amount of violence. 
C) Better health and education. 
D) Acquisition of firearms and increased fatalities in war. 
E) A more technologically effective exploitation of their forest environment.

Question 8

What is the role of the nation-state in our increasingly globalized world today? Can you imagine any other types of political organization above the level of the state? What do you imagine would be the challenges for such a structure?

Accepted Answer

The role of the nation-state in our incr

Question 9

Which of the following correctly describes current anthropological thinking about the emergence of state level societies?

Accepted Answer

A) States emerged for different reasons in different places and at different times. 
B) Control of irrigation was critical to the original emergence of the state. 
C) The state emerged only once,in Egypt,and all states are in some way descendent from the original Egyptian state. 
D) Diverging ethnicity and competing ethnic groups led to the origin of the state. 
E) Warfare is the most critical factor in the emergence of state-level societies. 
A) States emerged for different reasons in different places and at different times. 
B) Control of irrigation was critical to the original emergence of the state. 
C) The state emerged only once,in Egypt,and all states are in some way descendent from the original Egyptian state. 
D) Diverging ethnicity and competing ethnic groups led to the origin of the state. 
E) Warfare is the most critical factor in the emergence of state-level societies.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about chiefs is most correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Chiefs only exist in band-level societies. 
B) Chiefs' roles are mainly symbolic and have little economic or political importance. 
C) Much of a chief's power is based on his ability to redistribute goods and services. 
D) Chiefs are most important during times of war and have little to do in times of peace. 
E) Chiefs did not exist anywhere before contact with the West;they were created by Europeans to make political dominance easier. 
A) Chiefs only exist in band-level societies. 
B) Chiefs' roles are mainly symbolic and have little economic or political importance. 
C) Much of a chief's power is based on his ability to redistribute goods and services. 
D) Chiefs are most important during times of war and have little to do in times of peace. 
E) Chiefs did not exist anywhere before contact with the West;they were created by Europeans to make political dominance easier.

Question 11

In a stratified society,no one is denied access to the basic material resources needed to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Band societies have neither warfare nor violence because they are egalitarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One source of conflict between Croats and Serbs is that Croats are Christians and Serbs are Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As the text defines law,it exists:

Accepted Answer

A) Only in state societies. 
B) In all human societies. 
C) Only in societies with a system of courts and judges. 
D) In all societies except those at the very simplest sociocultural level. 
E) Only in societies where writing has developed. 
A) Only in state societies. 
B) In all human societies. 
C) Only in societies with a system of courts and judges. 
D) In all societies except those at the very simplest sociocultural level. 
E) Only in societies where writing has developed.

Question 15

The tribal "big man" is an inherited position of leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following best characterizes "ethnic groups"?

Accepted Answer

A) A group of families living in a well-defined geographical location. 
B) A group of individuals who area,at some level,all biologically related to each other. 
C) A group of people who all speak the same language. 
D) A group of people who all seem to others to look like each other. 
E) A group of people who view themselves as sharing an identity that separates them from others in society. 
A) A group of families living in a well-defined geographical location. 
B) A group of individuals who area,at some level,all biologically related to each other. 
C) A group of people who all speak the same language. 
D) A group of people who all seem to others to look like each other. 
E) A group of people who view themselves as sharing an identity that separates them from others in society.

Question 17

Anthropologists commonly distinguish three patterns of social differentiation:

Accepted Answer

A) Cephalus,acephalous,decephalous. 
B) Small,medium,and large. 
C) Democratic,communist,and fascist. 
D) Egalitarian,rank,and stratified. 
E) Primitive,advanced,technological. 
A) Cephalus,acephalous,decephalous. 
B) Small,medium,and large. 
C) Democratic,communist,and fascist. 
D) Egalitarian,rank,and stratified. 
E) Primitive,advanced,technological.

Question 18

Moots differ from courts among the Kpelle mainly in that:

Accepted Answer

A) Courts are a traditional part of Kpelle culture,whereas moots are a Western innovation. 
B) Courts are held in English,whereas moots are held in the local languages. 
C) Courts give a lot of time to examining the complexities of a case,whereas moots are quick,superficial affairs. 
D) Courts aim at determining legal liability,whereas moots aim at reconciling disputing parties. 
E) Courts have dramatic,ritual,and psychological functions,whereas moots lack these expressive aspects. 
A) Courts are a traditional part of Kpelle culture,whereas moots are a Western innovation. 
B) Courts are held in English,whereas moots are held in the local languages. 
C) Courts give a lot of time to examining the complexities of a case,whereas moots are quick,superficial affairs. 
D) Courts aim at determining legal liability,whereas moots aim at reconciling disputing parties. 
E) Courts have dramatic,ritual,and psychological functions,whereas moots lack these expressive aspects.

Question 19

The "Green Line" is:

Accepted Answer

A) The police force that protects American cities. 
B) The geographical line that separates desert areas from tropical areas. 
C) The fence that was built across Australia,from Starvation Harbor on the South Coast to a point near Cape Keravdren on the North West coast. 
D) The border between Israel and the West Bank. 
E) The fence separating the United States from Mexico. 
A) The police force that protects American cities. 
B) The geographical line that separates desert areas from tropical areas. 
C) The fence that was built across Australia,from Starvation Harbor on the South Coast to a point near Cape Keravdren on the North West coast. 
D) The border between Israel and the West Bank. 
E) The fence separating the United States from Mexico.

Question 20

The Tohono O'odham oppose the construction of a border fence between Mexico and the U.S.because:

Accepted Answer

A) They are Mexicans and want to have open access to both countries. 
B) Their families live along the border,and their homes will be destroyed by its construction because it is proposed along their settlement path. 
C) They own the land where the border will be constructed and do not want to sell to the U.S.government because it will leave them without territory. 
D) They are concerned that their traditional way of life,including their rituals,will be affected by the land closure. 
E) They are revolutionaries who oppose the creation of a nation-state through territorial boundaries. 
A) They are Mexicans and want to have open access to both countries. 
B) Their families live along the border,and their homes will be destroyed by its construction because it is proposed along their settlement path. 
C) They own the land where the border will be constructed and do not want to sell to the U.S.government because it will leave them without territory. 
D) They are concerned that their traditional way of life,including their rituals,will be affected by the land closure. 
E) They are revolutionaries who oppose the creation of a nation-state through territorial boundaries.

What types of organization serve to cut across and integrate individuals politically within the tribe?

According to the text,which of the following statements most accurately describes ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia?

Because they maintain great coercive and hegemonic power,states are generally peaceful and stable.

An important cultural difference between Serbs and Croats from the former Yugoslavia is:

The stability of the Asante state was built on an economy whose key items included:

Name the three patterns of social differentiation that anthropologists recognize.

An important effect of European contact on the Yanamamo was:

What is the role of the nation-state in our increasingly globalized world today? Can you imagine any other types of political organization above the level of the state? What do you imagine would be the challenges for such a structure?

Which of the following correctly describes current anthropological thinking about the emergence of state level societies?

Which of the following statements about chiefs is most correct?

In a stratified society,no one is denied access to the basic material resources needed to survive.

Band societies have neither warfare nor violence because they are egalitarian.

One source of conflict between Croats and Serbs is that Croats are Christians and Serbs are Muslims.

As the text defines law,it exists:

The tribal "big man" is an inherited position of leadership.

Which of the following best characterizes "ethnic groups"?

Anthropologists commonly distinguish three patterns of social differentiation:

Moots differ from courts among the Kpelle mainly in that:

The "Green Line" is:

The Tohono O'odham oppose the construction of a border fence between Mexico and the U.S.because:

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Exam 10: Political Organization

What types of organization serve to cut across and integrate individuals politically within the tribe?

According to the text,which of the following statements most accurately describes ethnic conflict in the former Yugoslavia?

Because they maintain great coercive and hegemonic power,states are generally peaceful and stable.

An important cultural difference between Serbs and Croats from the former Yugoslavia is:

The stability of the Asante state was built on an economy whose key items included:

Name the three patterns of social differentiation that anthropologists recognize.

An important effect of European contact on the Yanamamo was:

What is the role of the nation-state in our increasingly globalized world today? Can you imagine any other types of political organization above the level of the state? What do you imagine would be the challenges for such a structure?

Which of the following correctly describes current anthropological thinking about the emergence of state level societies?

Which of the following statements about chiefs is most correct?

In a stratified society,no one is denied access to the basic material resources needed to survive.

Band societies have neither warfare nor violence because they are egalitarian.

One source of conflict between Croats and Serbs is that Croats are Christians and Serbs are Muslims.

As the text defines law,it exists:

The tribal "big man" is an inherited position of leadership.

Which of the following best characterizes "ethnic groups"?

Anthropologists commonly distinguish three patterns of social differentiation:

Moots differ from courts among the Kpelle mainly in that:

The "Green Line" is:

The Tohono O'odham oppose the construction of a border fence between Mexico and the U.S.because:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters