Polygynous marriages often serve important economic and political functions, with the number of wives a man has serving as an indicator of his wealth, prestige, and status.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Dash and Long-Leg are Nigerian terms that refer to types of runners
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following is an example of how gender ideologies affect labor roles?
a. Women are thought to make good leaders, because of the value they place on compromise. b. Women are thought to make good nurses because they are innately nurturing. c. Men are thought to make good teachers because they are natural scholars. d. Men are thought to make good business because of the value they place on collaboration.
Which of the following statements about irrigation is FALSE?
A. The Betsileo of Madagascar used irrigation intensively. B. Irrigation is one of the defining characteristics of foraging societies. C. Irrigated fields typically increase in value through time. D. Irrigation usually enriches the soil. E. Irrigated fields are labor intensive compared to swidden (burned over) fields.
The earliest large state in southern Africa was
A. Great Zimbabwe. B. Mapungubwe. C. Jenné-jeno. D. Bambandyanalo. E. Hierakonpolis.