Summarize the evidence for and against the following theories of state formation: hydraulic systems, long-distance trade routes, and population circumscription.
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a. a fluency in a second language. b. a broad-based approach to learning and experience. c. an ability to determine which culture is best and most valuable. d. an ability to immerse themselves in another culture e. a capacity to understand the logic and value of other cultures.
What is the role of cotton in the agricultural communities of rural Greece?
A) It is an important cash crop. B) It is used to make warm clothing for the cold Greek nights. C) Cotton is the major food for the communities’ sheep. D) Cotton is traded in an informal barter system with neighboring communities.
Which of these are NOT important criteria in constructing kinship terminologies?
a. Generation b. Gender of the ego or referent c. Mother’s or father’s side of the family d. Status or rank of the referent
Which of the following is NOT typical of state-level societies?
A. class stratification B. a purely foraging-based subsistence strategy C. a specialized decision-making system D. intensive, managed agriculture E. boundary maintenance systems