What are the common features of a band society?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
?They involve importance of cooperation and sharing, great respect for individuality, considerable flexibility in group membership and living arrangements, extremely permissive child-rearing practices, and non-combative techniques for handling group conflict and reinforcing social cohesion.
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True False
Geladas form:
A. one-male harems B. all-male groups C. herds D. all of these
The spear thrower
A) increased both range of throw and force of impact B) was only effective at very close range, forcing hunters to stalk their prey more carefully than ever C) postdates Upper Paleolithic times, but was used by many modern hunting cultures D) decreased the range of a throw, but increased the spear's speed E) was less powerful than the bow and arrow
Among the Tiv of Northern Nigeria, political organization is based on __________
A) kinship B) agriculture C) religion D) wealth