Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The best known chiefdoms arose in Papua New Guinea and Melanesia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The __________ society has village heads.

Accepted Answer

A) Qashqai 
B) San 
C) Kapauku 
D) Yanomami 
E) Basseri 
A) Qashqai 
B) San 
C) Kapauku 
D) Yanomami 
E) Basseri D

Question 4

Foraging economies are usually associated with a __________ 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 5

The Basseri and the Qashqai

Accepted Answer

A) were nomadic foraging groups in Iran. 
B) enjoyed a symbiotic relationship existed between the Basseri, who were nomadic pastoralists, and the Qashqai, who were horticulturalists. 
C) differ in leadership because a Basseri "big man" (tonowi) could enforce his decisions, whereas the Qashqai village head could only lead by example. 
D) differ in authority structure with the Qashqai featuring a more complex and hierarchical structure than the Basseri. 
E) were two of the age sets in Melanesian society. 
A) were nomadic foraging groups in Iran. 
B) enjoyed a symbiotic relationship existed between the Basseri, who were nomadic pastoralists, and the Qashqai, who were horticulturalists. 
C) differ in leadership because a Basseri "big man" (tonowi) could enforce his decisions, whereas the Qashqai village head could only lead by example. 
D) differ in authority structure with the Qashqai featuring a more complex and hierarchical structure than the Basseri. 
E) were two of the age sets in Melanesian society.

Question 6

__________ is not typical of state societies.

Accepted Answer

A) A primarily foraging-based subsistence strategy 
B) Class stratification 
C) Boundary maintenance systems 
D) Intensive agriculture 
E) Fiscal systems 
A) A primarily foraging-based subsistence strategy 
B) Class stratification 
C) Boundary maintenance systems 
D) Intensive agriculture 
E) Fiscal systems

Question 7

The best examples of pantribal sodalities existed among societies in

Accepted Answer

A) Melanesia. 
B) Polynesia. 
C) The Great Plains of North America. 
D) Southern Europe. 
E) Papua New Guinea. 
A) Melanesia. 
B) Polynesia. 
C) The Great Plains of North America. 
D) Southern Europe. 
E) Papua New Guinea.

Question 8

The primary difference between a village head and a "big man" is that

Accepted Answer

A) a big man can enforce his decisions. 
B) a big man has supporters in multiple villages. 
C) a village head is a band leader, while a big man is a tribal leader. 
D) a big man's high status is ascribed, while a village head's high status is achieved. 
E) village head is a permanent political office, while big man is a temporary position. 
A) a big man can enforce his decisions. 
B) a big man has supporters in multiple villages. 
C) a village head is a band leader, while a big man is a tribal leader. 
D) a big man's high status is ascribed, while a village head's high status is achieved. 
E) village head is a permanent political office, while big man is a temporary position.

Question 9

In chiefdoms, individuals were ranked according to seniority, but everyone was believed to have descended from a common set of ancestors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

About one-third of Thailand's population lives in rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Igbo Women's War is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) hegemony working to eliminate resistance. 
B) social stratification. 
C) religious control. 
D) shame and ridicule as a method of resistance. 
E) women achieving status in a tribal society. 
A) hegemony working to eliminate resistance. 
B) social stratification. 
C) religious control. 
D) shame and ridicule as a method of resistance. 
E) women achieving status in a tribal society.

Question 13

Describe at least two methods of social control and two methods of resistance.Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Two methods of social control include fo

Question 14

The internalization of a dominant ideology is

Accepted Answer

A) a method of chiefly redistribution. 
B) the way that pantribal sodalities are formed. 
C) a resistance method practiced in small-scale societies. 
D) a form of fiscal control. 
E) called hegemony. 
A) a method of chiefly redistribution. 
B) the way that pantribal sodalities are formed. 
C) a resistance method practiced in small-scale societies. 
D) a form of fiscal control. 
E) called hegemony.

Question 15

An age set is an example of a pantribal sodality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In a(n) __________, most leaders will acquire their positions because of their personal backgrounds or abilities, rather than heredity.

Accepted Answer

A) tribal society 
B) feudal state 
C) imagined community 
D) chiefdom 
E) agrarian, preindustrial state 
A) tribal society 
B) feudal state 
C) imagined community 
D) chiefdom 
E) agrarian, preindustrial state

Question 17

Identify the factors responsible for the variable development of political regulation and authority structures among pastoralists.

Accepted Answer

The variable development of political re

Question 18

According to Weber, the basis of social status is.

Accepted Answer

A) wealth. 
B) age. 
C) prestige. 
D) intelligence. 
E) power. 
A) wealth. 
B) age. 
C) prestige. 
D) intelligence. 
E) power.

Question 19

Social scientists use the term __________ to refer to the socially approved use of power.

Accepted Answer

A) authority 
B) influence 
C) prestige 
D) stratification 
E) endogamy 
A) authority 
B) influence 
C) prestige 
D) stratification 
E) endogamy

Question 20

An age set is

Accepted Answer

A) a village council. 
B) a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of social achievement. 
C) all men and women related by patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor. 
D) all men and women related by matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor. 
E) a group including all men or women born during a certain span of time. 
A) a village council. 
B) a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of social achievement. 
C) all men and women related by patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor. 
D) all men and women related by matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor. 
E) a group including all men or women born during a certain span of time.

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

The best known chiefdoms arose in Papua New Guinea and Melanesia.

The __________ society has village heads.

Foraging economies are usually associated with a __________ sociopolitical organization.

The Basseri and the Qashqai

__________ is not typical of state societies.

The best examples of pantribal sodalities existed among societies in

The primary difference between a village head and a "big man" is that

In chiefdoms, individuals were ranked according to seniority, but everyone was believed to have descended from a common set of ancestors.

About one-third of Thailand's population lives in rural areas.

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

The Igbo Women's War is an example of

Describe at least two methods of social control and two methods of resistance.Give examples.

The internalization of a dominant ideology is

An age set is an example of a pantribal sodality.

In a(n) __________, most leaders will acquire their positions because of their personal backgrounds or abilities, rather than heredity.

Identify the factors responsible for the variable development of political regulation and authority structures among pastoralists.

According to Weber, the basis of social status is.

Social scientists use the term __________ to refer to the socially approved use of power.

An age set is

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Exam 12: Political Systems

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

The best known chiefdoms arose in Papua New Guinea and Melanesia.

The __________ society has village heads.

Foraging economies are usually associated with a __________ sociopolitical organization.

The Basseri and the Qashqai

__________ is not typical of state societies.

The best examples of pantribal sodalities existed among societies in

The primary difference between a village head and a "big man" is that

In chiefdoms, individuals were ranked according to seniority, but everyone was believed to have descended from a common set of ancestors.

About one-third of Thailand's population lives in rural areas.

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

The Igbo Women's War is an example of

Describe at least two methods of social control and two methods of resistance.Give examples.

The internalization of a dominant ideology is

An age set is an example of a pantribal sodality.

In a(n) __________, most leaders will acquire their positions because of their personal backgrounds or abilities, rather than heredity.

Identify the factors responsible for the variable development of political regulation and authority structures among pastoralists.

According to Weber, the basis of social status is.

Social scientists use the term __________ to refer to the socially approved use of power.

An age set is

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

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

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