In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that the most important leaders will acquire their positions based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?
A. tribal societies
B. feudal states
C. imagined communities
D. chiefdoms
E. agrarian, preindustrial states
Answer: A
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A social system in which men occupy positions of social, economic, and political power from which women are excluded
a. matriarchy b. patriarchy c. double descent groups d. parallel descent groups
Carbon isotope evidence from human bone indicates that Mesolithic groups at Vedbæk were:
A. getting most of their food from the land. B. cannibalistic cults. C. getting most of their food from the sea. D. older than their Paleolithic neighbors.
A female chimpanzee does not reach sexual maturity until about the age of 10 . Once she produces her first live offspring, what is the average number of years between births?
a. 2-3 years b. 5-6 years c. 7-8 years d. 3-4 years e. 1 year
Why is it that the U.N. seldom recognizes secessionist and separatist movements?
a. The U.N. is seriously under-funded and cannot keep up with these types of changes. b. The charter of the United Nations is difficult to change. c. Recognizing a separatist movement would intervene in the affairs of a sovereign state. d. The United Nations is not asked to consider recognizing newly formed states.