What is a chiefdom?

What will be an ideal response?


A centralized political system with authority vested in formal, usually hereditary, offices or titles.

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What is the term for the aspect of cultural anthropology involved with observing and documenting people's way of life?

a. research b. fieldwork c. ethnology d. ethnography

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Mortality due to infectious diseases has decreased in recent years in the United States

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ambilineal descent is associated with bilateral kinship

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Inuit song battle is

A. a means of resolving disputes in order to forestall open conflict. B. a widespread feature of tribal society. C. a ritualized means of designating hunting lands. D. sometimes the occasion for a "treacherous feast." E. used to initiate colonial strategies.

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