Author Question: Archaeologist Timothy Earle suggests that the key factor in the evolution of chiefdoms was which of ... (Read 24 times)

fagboi · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Archaeologist Timothy Earle suggests that the key factor in the evolution of chiefdoms was which of the following?

A. regional symbiosis managed by descent groups
B. ceremonial trade and regional religious beliefs
C. control by individuals over resources and human labor
D. the storage and redistribution of food

Question 2

According to anthropologist Robert Carneiro, the objective of many chiefs was to do which of the following?

A. increase the extent of their territory in order to control the surplus production of surrounding communities
B. maintain the peace with their neighbors in order to avoid armed conflict
C. become full-time religious leaders and use impressive rites and rituals to prove that they were gods
D. disencumber themselves of material possessions and incur debts of personal obligations from their followers through potlatch-like ceremonies