Question 1

In foraging bands, the leaders

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In band societies, __________ determines the amount of respect or status that an individual enjoys.

Accepted Answer

A) rank ascribed at birth 
B) culturally valued personal attributes 
C) the individual's possessions and their monetary value 
D) the amount of labor that the individual can extract from his or her spouse and children 
E) genealogical relationships to apical ancestors 
A) rank ascribed at birth 
B) culturally valued personal attributes 
C) the individual's possessions and their monetary value 
D) the amount of labor that the individual can extract from his or her spouse and children 
E) genealogical relationships to apical ancestors

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A big man's position does not depend on

Accepted Answer

A) hard work. 
B) inherited status. 
C) generosity. 
D) personal charisma. 
E) accumulation of wealth. 
A) hard work. 
B) inherited status. 
C) generosity. 
D) personal charisma. 
E) accumulation of wealth.

Question 7

A __________ features differential access to resources based on social stratification.

Accepted Answer

A) chiefdom 
B) band 
C) clan 
D) tribe 
E) state 
A) chiefdom 
B) band 
C) clan 
D) tribe 
E) state

Question 8

Describe to what extent 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 serve as a valuable basi

Question 9

__________ 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

__________ was not traditionally used by the Inuit to handle disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) Blood feuds 
B) Song contests 
C) Killing an offender 
D) Courts of law 
E) Kin ties 
A) Blood feuds 
B) Song contests 
C) Killing an offender 
D) Courts of law 
E) Kin ties

Question 11

The __________ was prominent in Polynesian chiefdoms.

Accepted Answer

A) narket principle 
B) redistribution principle 
C) generalized reciprocity 
D) balanced reciprocity 
E) negative reciprocity 
A) narket principle 
B) redistribution principle 
C) generalized reciprocity 
D) balanced reciprocity 
E) negative reciprocity

Question 12

List the major implications of food production.Describe how reliance on food production affects the social, economic, and political organization of societies.

Accepted Answer

The major implications of food productio

Question 13

In nonstate societies,

Accepted Answer

A) professional armies conduct warfare. 
B) political institutions are 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) professional armies conduct warfare. 
B) political institutions are 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 14

Describe some of the ways in which social order is maintained in band and tribal societies.

Accepted Answer

In band and tribal societies, social ord

Question 15

Chiefs occupied formal offices and administered or regulated a series of villages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

List the ways anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state.Determine if this is a useful distinction., and analyze if this is an easy-to-make distinction.

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists distinguish between a ch

Question 18

The nuclear family and the band are the two basic social groups typically found in forager societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

In foraging bands, the leaders

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

In band societies, __________ determines the amount of respect or status that an individual enjoys.

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

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

A big man's position does not depend on

A __________ features differential access to resources based on social stratification.

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

__________ is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state.

__________ was not traditionally used by the Inuit to handle disputes.

The __________ was prominent in Polynesian chiefdoms.

List the major implications of food production.Describe how reliance on food production affects the social, economic, and political organization of societies.

In nonstate societies,

Describe some of the ways in which social order is maintained in band and tribal societies.

Chiefs occupied formal offices and administered or regulated a series of villages.

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

List the ways anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state.Determine if this is a useful distinction., and analyze if this is an easy-to-make distinction.

The nuclear family and the band are the two basic social groups typically found in forager societies.

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

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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Exam 12: Political Systems

In foraging bands, the leaders

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

In band societies, __________ determines the amount of respect or status that an individual enjoys.

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

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

A big man's position does not depend on

A __________ features differential access to resources based on social stratification.

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

__________ is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state.

__________ was not traditionally used by the Inuit to handle disputes.

The __________ was prominent in Polynesian chiefdoms.

List the major implications of food production.Describe how reliance on food production affects the social, economic, and political organization of societies.

In nonstate societies,

Describe some of the ways in which social order is maintained in band and tribal societies.

Chiefs occupied formal offices and administered or regulated a series of villages.

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

List the ways anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state.Determine if this is a useful distinction., and analyze if this is an easy-to-make distinction.

The nuclear family and the band are the two basic social groups typically found in forager societies.

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

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

Filters