Compare and contrast the chief with the big man

What will be an ideal response?


Chiefs usually inherit their status, while big men (and big women) are self-made. Both
are at the center of a redistribution network in their societies.

Anthropology & Archaeology

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An increase in cell size is termed:

A. hyperplasia B. hypertrophy C. accretion D. ontogeny

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A phratry is a unilineal descent group composed of two or more _____ that believe they are related to each other

a. moieties b. totems c. kindred d. lineages e. clans

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One of the most significant differences between Neolithic villages and urban centers of state civilization was the existence of __________

A. gender equality B. full-time craft workshops C. irrigation agriculture D. political authority

Anthropology & Archaeology

Discuss the art of Fritz Scholder as a marker of personal identity

What will be an ideal response?

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