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37 Cards in this Set
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Population of a state |
100,000s |
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Subsistence strategy of a state |
intensive agriculture, trade |
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Economy of a state |
Market |
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Social structure of a state |
clearly defined classes, highly stratified |
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Descent of a state |
cognatic, lineal |
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Political system of a state |
centralized authority, with formal offices and multiple governing bodies. power based on law |
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Examples of a state |
Most countries, including the U.S. (and peasants) |
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Population of a Band |
25-50 |
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Settlements in a state |
many permanent communities |
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Settlements in a band |
Mobile. Low population densities. |
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Subsistence strategy in a band |
food collecting |
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economy of a band |
generalized reciprocity |
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social structure of a band |
egalitarian. no institutionalized legal or political structure, situational leadership |
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descent of a band |
cognatic |
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political system of a band |
non-centralized. decision by consensus, power by influence. informal and temporary leaders. |
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Examples of bands |
Dobe Ju/Hoansi (!Kung) Inuit (Eskimo) |
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Population of a tribe |
100's-1000's |
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Subsistence strategy of a tribe |
horticulture, pastoralism |
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Economy of a tribe |
reciprocity, some redistribution |
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social structure of a tribe |
incipient status differences but not rigid or permanent |
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descent of a tribe |
lineal |
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political system of a tribe |
non-centralized. some part time officials such as big-men or age-grades. power by skills, knowledge. "achieved status" |
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Examples of tribes |
Sambia, Melanesian big-man societies, Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil |
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Population of a chiefdom |
1000's |
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Settlement of a tribe |
semi-permanent |
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Settlement of a chiefdom |
more than one permanent community |
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subsistence strategy of a chiefdom |
non-mechanized agriculture |
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economy of a chiefdom |
redistribution |
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social structure of a chiefdom |
ranked lineages |
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descent of a chiefdom |
lineal |
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political system of a chiefdom |
centralized, but general authority, based on birth with divine legitimacy; "ascribed status" |
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Coercion |
A kind of political support derived from threats , use of force, or the promise of short-term gain. |
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Legitimacy |
A kind of political support based on people's positive evaluation of public policy or positive evaluation of the political structure and process that produces public policy. |
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Law |
The cultural knowledge that people use to settle disputes by means of agents who have recognized authority. |
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Authority |
The right to make and enforce public policy |
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Policy |
Any guideline that can lead directly to action |
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Political system |
the organization and process of making and carrying out a policy according to cultural categories and rules. |
