Cheifdoms

a. are rarely sedentary
b. inevitably develop into states
c. require elaborate hydraulic systems if they are to grow into states
d. are the most common social arrangement of human populations
e. were precursors to states, with privileged and effective leaders-chiefs- but lacking the sharp class divisions that characterize states


Answer: e. were precursors to states, with privileged and effective leaders-chiefs- but lacking the sharp class divisions that characterize states

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