Which statement about chiefdoms is NOT true?

a. Chiefs are involved with economic activities through redistribution.
b. Chiefs tend to have centralized power.
c. Chiefs hold permanent positions.
d. In chiefdoms, political authority is likely to reside in one individual.
e. Chiefdoms are rarely hereditary.


e

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According to Thomas Gregor, the task of the social scientist who studies violence is to explain:

A) ?the function of feuds. B) ? the existence of peaceful societies. C) ?the relationship between resources and warfare. D) ?the benefits of war.

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Which of the following must be balanced in the ethnomedicine of many Latin American and Caribbean cultures?

A) hot and cold B) good and evil C) male and female D) light and dark

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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