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Band, Tribe, Chiefdom and State |
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Band: People, Relationships, Bureaucracy, Settlement type. |
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People - Dozens Relationships - kin Bureaucracy - none Settlement type - nomadic |
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Tribe: People, Relationships, Bureaucracy, Settlement type. |
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People - Hundreds Relationships - kin based clans Bureaucracy - none Settlement type - fixed, 1 village |
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Chiefdom: People, Relationships, Bureaucracy, Settlement type. |
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People - thousands Relationships - class and residence Bureaucracy - 0, 1, or 2 levels Settlement type - fixed >1 village |
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Cities: People, Relationships, Bureaucracy, Settlement type. |
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People - over 50,000 Relationships - class and residence Bureaucracy - many levels Settlement type - fixed, multiple cities and village |
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Hunting and Gathering is normally found in what levels of society? |
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Band and Tribes because low population density |
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Does hunting/gathering or agriculture use less time and energy? |
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Ethnobiological Information |
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Information about their resources. |
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Was there very much specialization in Hunting/Gathering societies? |
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No, because everyone can gather food. |
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How was knowledge transferred in these early societies? |
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Orally, because there was no form of written language. |
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What is Selective Gathering? |
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It is when humans select only the most desirable of foods. As this goes on, those desirable foods become more abundant due to the dispersal of seeds. |
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