A society that doesn’t have private property and has leadership based on achievement, rather than family relations, is most likely a __________

a. band
b. tribe
c. chiefdom
d. state


Answer: a

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

Environmental factors play little to no role in determining obesity

a. True b. False

Anthropology & Archaeology

Ethnographers are focusing more explicitly now on the importance of the individual in bringing about change. This is called individual __________

A) agency B) variation C) socialization D) independence

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which statement about data collection used in anthropology is true?

a. Participant-observation always is appropriate for cross-cultural research. b. Methods that work in one culture might not be appropriate for a neighboring culture. c. Photography is appropriate only in public settings. d. Structured interviews should always be used early in the fieldwork. e. A variety of methods ensures that the research data will not contain bias.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Occam's Razor states that one should start with more complex hypotheses and work towards simpler ones

a. True b. False

Anthropology & Archaeology