Which of these are characteristic of the chiefdom of Tahiti?
a. An economy based on pastoralism
b. A set of inherited ranks of chiefs
c. Chiefs with limited secular power only
d. Either shared or communally owned property
b
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Why are women marginalized in traditional Maasai society?
a. they cannot attend school b. they cannot become elders c. they cannot be clan leaders d. they cannot be herders
According to the lecture on Asian Americans, the difference between the ethnic revival of later generation White Americans and later generation Asian Americans is that the former is based on symbolic ethnicity, whereas the latter is based on real cultural differences
a. true b. false
In matrilineal descent groups, the children of a family belong to the descent group of their:
a. mother's brother b. father's brother c. father d. father's grandmother
Which statement about tribute, or chiefly redistribution, is true?
a. It is found most often in hunting and gathering societies. b. It is based on the principle of equitable distribution among the parties. c. It functions to affirm the power of the chief and the solidarity of the people. d. It functions to allocate resources from commoners to the chief so that she or he can survive. e. It is used by chiefs as a way to obtain standing armies and military men to support their political power.