TEACHER AMY QUIZ

The simplest form of political organization is:

• State

• Chiefdom

• Band

• Nation

Bands are usually composed of:

• Elite families

• Several families living together

• Large tribes

• Government officials

The leadership structure of bands is described as:

• Centralized

• Formal and hereditary

• Informal and skill-based

• Council-based

When conflicts within a band cause splitting into smaller groups, it is called:

• Social stratification

• Band fissioning

• Political succession

• Tribalism

The process of members leaving a band to form a new one is known as:

• Tribal organization

• Social velocity

• Pan-tribal association

• Authority

Tribes are more complex than bands because they:

• Have hereditary chiefs

• Use councils and elders for leadership

• Depend only on hunting

• Lack communities

The political power of tribal headmen is usually:

• Absolute

• Limited

• Hereditary

• Permanent

A chiefdom is distinguished by having:

• No leadership

• Informal leaders

• Permanent chiefs with real authority

• Band fissioning

The main source of power in chiefdoms is:

• Wealth and trade

• Membership in an elite family

• Religious rituals only

• Council decisions

A simple chiefdom is characterized by:

• A paramount chief

• A single community ruled by one family

• Absence of leadership

• Tribal associations