Question 1

Which of the following statements about nonstate societies is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Warfare is conducted by professional armies. 
B) Political institutions are totally separate from economic institutions. 
C) Social control is maintained mostly through physical coercion. 
D) Economic, political, and religious activities are often interrelated. 
E) All political power is based on religion. 
A) Warfare is conducted by professional armies. 
B) Political institutions are totally separate from economic institutions. 
C) Social control is maintained mostly through physical coercion. 
D) Economic, political, and religious activities are often interrelated. 
E) All political power is based on religion.

Question 2

Big men are found in tribes, chiefdoms, and archaic states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How do anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state? Is this a useful distinction? Is it always easy to make such a distinction?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists distinguish between a ch

Question 5

In nonstate societies, relationships based on kinship, descent, and marriage are essential to sociopolitical organization.Discuss two ethnographic cases that illustrate this point.

Accepted Answer

One ethnographic case that illustrates t

Question 6

What are the three dimensions of social stratification as defined by Weber? What is the basis of each dimension? How does stratification differ from status systems in nonstate societies?

Accepted Answer

Max Weber, a prominent sociologist, defi

Question 7

To what extent can modern foragers serve as the basis for reconstructions of social, political, and economic organization among ancient hunter-gatherer bands? Justify your answer.

Accepted Answer

Modern foragers can serve as a valuable

Question 8

The elites of archaic states enjoyed restricted access to sumptuary goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state?

Accepted Answer

A) Personality 
B) Socioeconomic class 
C) Speaking ability 
D) Anthropomorphism 
E) Physical size 
A) Personality 
B) Socioeconomic class 
C) Speaking ability 
D) Anthropomorphism 
E) Physical size

Question 10

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no means of settling disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements about leaders in foraging bands is true?

Accepted Answer

A) They retain their power by maintaining strong ties with the commoner class. 
B) They inherited privileged access to strategic resources. 
C) They maintain control by conquering foreign territories. 
D) They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. 
E) They are the dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent groups. 
A) They retain their power by maintaining strong ties with the commoner class. 
B) They inherited privileged access to strategic resources. 
C) They maintain control by conquering foreign territories. 
D) They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. 
E) They are the dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent groups.

Question 12

Foraging economies are usually associated with which type of sociopolitical organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Band 
B) Tribe 
C) State 
D) Chiefdom 
E) Complex chiefdom 
A) Band 
B) Tribe 
C) State 
D) Chiefdom 
E) Complex chiefdom

Question 13

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the basis of political organization in states?

Accepted Answer

A) Kinship and marriage 
B) Segmentary lineage organization 
C) Influence 
D) Monopoly of force by a central authority 
E) Egalitarian social organization 
A) Kinship and marriage 
B) Segmentary lineage organization 
C) Influence 
D) Monopoly of force by a central authority 
E) Egalitarian social organization

Question 15

The Yanomami are one of the few tribes that is completely isolated from the national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Contrast two of the following: (a) band leaders, (b) village heads, (c) big men, (d) chiefs.How do these political figures attain-and keep-their leadership positions? To what extent can they enforce their decisions? How permanent are their political roles?

Accepted Answer

Band leaders and village heads are both

Question 17

Status in chiefdoms and states is based primarily on differential access to resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Accepted Answer

A) Chiefdom status systems are based on differential access to resources. 
B) Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. 
C) Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. 
D) Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. 
E) Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists. 
A) Chiefdom status systems are based on differential access to resources. 
B) Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. 
C) Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. 
D) Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. 
E) Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists.

Question 19

Most bands and tribal groups in the world today are completely cut off from other human societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In chiefdoms, stratum endogamy ensured that only chiefs belonged to the elite social stratum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements about nonstate societies is true?

Big men are found in tribes, chiefdoms, and archaic states.

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

How do anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state? Is this a useful distinction? Is it always easy to make such a distinction?

In nonstate societies, relationships based on kinship, descent, and marriage are essential to sociopolitical organization.Discuss two ethnographic cases that illustrate this point.

What are the three dimensions of social stratification as defined by Weber? What is the basis of each dimension? How does stratification differ from status systems in nonstate societies?

To what extent can modern foragers serve as the basis for reconstructions of social, political, and economic organization among ancient hunter-gatherer bands? Justify your answer.

The elites of archaic states enjoyed restricted access to sumptuary goods.

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state?

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no means of settling disputes.

Which of the following statements about leaders in foraging bands is true?

Foraging economies are usually associated with which type of sociopolitical organization?

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

What is the basis of political organization in states?

The Yanomami are one of the few tribes that is completely isolated from the national government.

Contrast two of the following: (a) band leaders, (b) village heads, (c) big men, (d) chiefs.How do these political figures attain-and keep-their leadership positions? To what extent can they enforce their decisions? How permanent are their political roles?

Status in chiefdoms and states is based primarily on differential access to resources.

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Most bands and tribal groups in the world today are completely cut off from other human societies.

In chiefdoms, stratum endogamy ensured that only chiefs belonged to the elite social stratum.

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Exam 6: Political Systems

Which of the following statements about nonstate societies is true?

Big men are found in tribes, chiefdoms, and archaic states.

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

How do anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state? Is this a useful distinction? Is it always easy to make such a distinction?

In nonstate societies, relationships based on kinship, descent, and marriage are essential to sociopolitical organization.Discuss two ethnographic cases that illustrate this point.

What are the three dimensions of social stratification as defined by Weber? What is the basis of each dimension? How does stratification differ from status systems in nonstate societies?

To what extent can modern foragers serve as the basis for reconstructions of social, political, and economic organization among ancient hunter-gatherer bands? Justify your answer.

The elites of archaic states enjoyed restricted access to sumptuary goods.

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state?

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no means of settling disputes.

Which of the following statements about leaders in foraging bands is true?

Foraging economies are usually associated with which type of sociopolitical organization?

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

What is the basis of political organization in states?

The Yanomami are one of the few tribes that is completely isolated from the national government.

Contrast two of the following: (a) band leaders, (b) village heads, (c) big men, (d) chiefs.How do these political figures attain-and keep-their leadership positions? To what extent can they enforce their decisions? How permanent are their political roles?

Status in chiefdoms and states is based primarily on differential access to resources.

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Most bands and tribal groups in the world today are completely cut off from other human societies.

In chiefdoms, stratum endogamy ensured that only chiefs belonged to the elite social stratum.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters