In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that the most important leaders will acquire their positions based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?
A. imagined communities
B. chiefdoms
C. feudal states
D. agrarian, preindustrial states
E. tribal societies
Answer: E
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a. ritual behavior b. burials c. symbolic behavior d. hunting
The Mesolithic and the __________ are similar in age
A. late Paleolithic B. formative C. Archaic D. early Neolithic
A good typology will
a. minimize differences within each created type and maximize differences between each type. b. maximize differences within each created type and minimize differences between each type. c. result in abundant overlap between types. d. only be replicable by the archaeologist who created it. e. contain a lot of overlap and ambiguity in the types.
Which of the following groups has the highest likelihood of downward mobility in the United States?
a. Married men with children b. Divorced men c. Married women d. Divorced women with children