Question 1

Interestingly, chiefdom societies have only been found in Africa and North America, suggesting that a prehistoric trade network or link must have existed between these continents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The term "regional symbiosis" is used by anthropologists to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the process whereby a tribe is transformed into a chiefdom 
B)  interdependent exchange of products from different resource areas 
C)  relationships between human societies and domesticated species 
D)  cultural mechanisms for food storage and redistribution 
A)  the process whereby a tribe is transformed into a chiefdom 
B)  interdependent exchange of products from different resource areas 
C)  relationships between human societies and domesticated species 
D)  cultural mechanisms for food storage and redistribution

Question 3

What role did kinship and descent play in the social structure of a chiefdom?

Accepted Answer

In a chiefdom, kinship and descent playe

Question 4

The status of an individual chief is closely linked to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the size of his tribe 
B)  the prestige of his descent group 
C)  his skills as a hunter 
D)  the seasonality of resource availability 
A)  the size of his tribe 
B)  the prestige of his descent group 
C)  his skills as a hunter 
D)  the seasonality of resource availability

Question 5

An example of the use of endogamous marriage in a chiefdom would be a marriage between the chief and:

Accepted Answer

A)  the daughter of a political ally 
B)  his first cousin or his sister 
C)  a woman captured from another tribe 
D)  a patron goddess of his ancestors 
A)  the daughter of a political ally 
B)  his first cousin or his sister 
C)  a woman captured from another tribe 
D)  a patron goddess of his ancestors

Question 6

In Polynesia, the term mana refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a bread-like substance that appears in times of drought 
B)  elaborate forms of deference and expressions of humility 
C)  a cosmic force that certain individuals could acquire 
D)  the ritual of human sacrifice practiced at harvest time 
A)  a bread-like substance that appears in times of drought 
B)  elaborate forms of deference and expressions of humility 
C)  a cosmic force that certain individuals could acquire 
D)  the ritual of human sacrifice practiced at harvest time

Question 7

All individuals in chiefdom societies have equal rank and status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a conical clan, all members of the clan trace their descent from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the chief 
B)  the grandmother of the chief 
C)  the patron god of the chief 
D)  a common ancestor 
A)  the chief 
B)  the grandmother of the chief 
C)  the patron god of the chief 
D)  a common ancestor

Question 9

The potlatch feasts of the Northwest Coast societies are usually interpreted as a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  long-distance barter 
B)  resource conservation 
C)  ritualized warfare 
D)  redistributional exchange 
A)  long-distance barter 
B)  resource conservation 
C)  ritualized warfare 
D)  redistributional exchange

Interestingly, chiefdom societies have only been found in Africa and North America, suggesting that a prehistoric trade network or link must have existed between these continents.

The term "regional symbiosis" is used by anthropologists to refer to:

What role did kinship and descent play in the social structure of a chiefdom?

The status of an individual chief is closely linked to:

An example of the use of endogamous marriage in a chiefdom would be a marriage between the chief and:

In Polynesia, the term mana refers to:

All individuals in chiefdom societies have equal rank and status.

In a conical clan, all members of the clan trace their descent from:

The potlatch feasts of the Northwest Coast societies are usually interpreted as a form of:

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Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

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Agricultural States

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Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

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Exam 10: Chiefdoms

Interestingly, chiefdom societies have only been found in Africa and North America, suggesting that a prehistoric trade network or link must have existed between these continents.

The term "regional symbiosis" is used by anthropologists to refer to:

What role did kinship and descent play in the social structure of a chiefdom?

The status of an individual chief is closely linked to:

An example of the use of endogamous marriage in a chiefdom would be a marriage between the chief and:

In Polynesia, the term mana refers to:

All individuals in chiefdom societies have equal rank and status.

In a conical clan, all members of the clan trace their descent from:

The potlatch feasts of the Northwest Coast societies are usually interpreted as a form of:

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Band Societies

Tribes

Agricultural States

Industrial States

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Race and Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

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