Which of the following is a form of tribal political organization that is based on multiple descent groups that are interrelated and serve certain political functions?
A. a segmentary lineage system
B. a fragmented descent pattern
C. a maximal moiety system
D. a divided descent group configuration
Answer: A
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Which of the following is not correct?
a. Karl Marx suggested that religion was a tool used for the oppression of lower classes. b. Emile Durkheim argued that religion enables people to see themselves as part of a larger group. c. Max Weber claimed that religion supported the rise of certain economic systems. d. Sir Edward Tylor argued that the primary form of religion was animatism. e. Robert Marett believed that the earliest forms of religion were emotive and intuitive.
Which of the following is NOT correct?
a. Karl Marx suggested that religion was a tool used for the oppression of lower classes. b. Emile Durkheim argued that religion enables people to see themselves as part of a larger group. c. Max Weber claimed that religion supported the rise of certain economic systems. d. Anthony Wallace argued that the primary form of religion was animatism. e. Sir James Frazer argued that there are distinctions in magic.
All of the following archaeological evidence points to Monte Albán's increasing role at the center of state formation and expansion EXCEPT
A. the specialized buildings that surrounded the city's main plaza and housed the state's bureaucracy. B. evidence of peaceful trade with its chief local rival, San Martín Tilcajete. C. hieroglyphs on a main plaza building that record the successes of conquests that brought underlying areas under Monte Albán's control. D. evidence of Zapotec conquest of communities more than a half-day's trip away from Monte Albán. E. the presence of a royal palace among the specialized buildings in Monte Albán.
An example of a nonvertebrate chordate is:
A. a shark B. an Amphioxus C. a starfish D. a lamprey