How does political leadership vary between tribes and chiefdoms?

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In tribes, leadership is decided through kinship and also the institution of a bigman (a self-made individual); in chiefdoms, kinship plays a role, but the society has a centralized leadership. Thus, chiefly office is usually inherited and sustained by religious authority.

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a. norms. b. a world view. c. values. d. roles.

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Discuss some of the problems underlying phenotype-based racial classifications.

What will be an ideal response?

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___________ is an extinct family that represents the earliest member of the lineage leading to present-day Old World Monkeys

a. Victoriapithecus b. Aegypithecus c. Macaca d. Proconsul e. Changopithecus

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Former colonies are notoriously poor today. According to the CIA World Factbook, of the 40 poorest countries on earth in 2010, what percentage are former colonies of European nations?

a. 84 percent b. 63 percent c. 98 percent d. 33 percent e. 71 percent

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