Define the term "big man."
What will be an ideal response?
A big man is a political leader who does not occupy formal offices and whose leadership is based on influence, not authority.
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In a(n) ____ system, people inherit property from their mothers or from their mother’s brothers
a. matrilineal descent b. ambilineal descent c. patrilineal descent d. cognate
What was the impact of intensive agriculture on the peasants whose farming fed the populations of the emerging state societies?
a. New materials made tools that enabled them to earn more money for themselves. b. Specialization led to more sophisticated engineering and better homes for them. c. The invention of writing permitted more accurate accounts of their work and taxes paid. d. Peasants were the group who received the greatest benefits from the intensive agriculture.
Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following in order to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?
A. social institutions, such as the state, that coordinate collective action B. biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research C. technological means of adaptation, such as the creation of virtual worlds that allow us to escape from day-to-day reality D. a holistic and comparative approach to problem solving E. cultural means of adaptation
A bilateral kinship group that is most like a lineage is called a
a. family. b. clan. c. phratry. d. ramage.