Complex societies with centralized political systems that maintain some degree of control over local areas within the state are known as __________

a. agrarian states
b. feudal states
c. foraging states
d. pastoral states


Answer: a

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

The anthropologist Anya Royce identifies dance as __________

a. a social drama b. the second oldest art form after cave painting c. not truly an art form d. a corollary to the art of music

Anthropology & Archaeology

At the site of Terra Amata, in southern France, archaeologists have documented human activity dating back some 300,000 years. What do findings there indicate?

A. Neandertals were not fully human. B. Homo habilis had language. C. Early hominids cultivated plants. D. The site's inhabitants led an essentially human lifestyle. E. Homo erectus engaged in warfare.

Anthropology & Archaeology

The Western Shoshone would congregate in the mountains in the fall in order to

a. stage communal buffalo hunts. b. defend against attack by their eastern neighbors. c. take advantage of the salmon runs. d. harvest pine nuts.

Anthropology & Archaeology

According to Ehrenreich and Hochschild in "Global Women in the New Economy," African women are most likely to migrate to ____________ for work as domestics and nannies

a. the Far East b. the United States c. Europe d. Southeast Asia

Anthropology & Archaeology