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@Brianna17

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on: Jul 10, 2018
The potlatch feasts of the Northwest Coast societies are usually interpreted as a form of __________.
 
  A. long-distance barter
  B. resource conservation
  C. ritualized warfare
  D. redistributional exchange

Question 2

To what does the term barter refer?
 
  A. the agreement on a certain price for a specified product
  B. a system of unbalanced reciprocity, in which goods of unequal value are exchanged
  C. the direct exchange of one commodity for another
  D. the redistribution of goods in a marketplace


paavo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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