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.


ANSWER:
e

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