Among the Comanche, the system for resolving a case of wife-stealing may require the plaintiff to ask for assistance from a number of different people, including a war chief if necessary. This system is an example of which type of legal system?
a. The mediator form of self-help systems
b. The familial form of self-help systems
c. An incipient court system
d. A court system
ANSWER:
b
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entertainment? the Abenakis know they were not made from wood, but liketo tell this story to visiting anthropologists who are so gullible. d. Myths function to express a culture's worldview? the Abenakis see themselves as belonging to the world ofliving things rather than to the nonliving world of stone. e. Myths provide knowledge of woodworking and stonemasonry to the Abenakis.
Compared to foragers and horticulturalists, people who depend on intensive agriculture
a. produce less of a surplus of food. b. are less economically self-sufficient. c. live in small political systems without much bureaucracy. d. have a higher average quality of life.
What were the primary motivations for European colonialism?
What will be an ideal response?
Millions of people in Pakistan were affected by flooding in 2010 and 2011 that resulted in part from ______ and dam construction
a. deforestation b. mining c. excessive fishing d. demographic implosion e. bad plumbing