How were societies organized Flashcards
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polity
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a politically independent or autonomous social unit
2
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settlement patterns
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Distribution of arcaeological sites over the landscape of a defined region
3
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mode of socialpoltical integration
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The distinctive, recurring sets of political, social, economic, religious behaviors and institutions that define societies in general adaptive or evolutionary terms
4
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three basic kinds of societies
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- Egalitarian
- ranked
- stratified
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achieved leadership
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positions of leadership or status achieved through personal accomplishments
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Ascribed leadership
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position of leadership or status assigned by some established criteria
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Ranked societies
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Individuals are ranked relative to one another in terms of status and social prestige, largely ascribed.
