A ________ is a form of social and political organization that has a formal, central government and a division of society into classes
A. chiefdom
B. state
C. village-state
D. hydraulic system
E. region
Answer: B
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The decline in institutionalized slavery is historically associated with
A) irrigation. B) industrialism. C) hunting-gathering subsistence. D) pastoralism. E) intensive agriculture.
The first clear changeover to food production is found in Africa
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Compared cross-culturally, the most unusual aspect of marital exchanges in North American societies is that:
a. we give gifts to the couple, and in most societies, gifts are only given to the groom. b. the gifts we give are paltry in value compared to what is exchanged elsewhere. c. we give gifts to help the couple begin a new household rather than to establish an alliance between the families of bride and groom. d. the gifts we give are less practical than the types of gifts given in other societies.
It is now assumed that the good of all peoples would be maximized if economic systems concentrated on all of the following EXCEPT:
a. development of social opportunities. b. privatization. c. continual economic growth. d. continued lowering of trade barriers between nations. e. reduction of government control of free markets.