˗ˏˋ social complexity ´ˎ˗ Flashcards
how is most of the world divided?
into sovereign (independent) entities with an institutionalized and central government.
what is legitimacy?
a quality or status achieved when the right of a centralized authority to have power is accepted and can be based on consensus or coercion.
what is an egalitarian society?
a society in which the only differences in status are based on skill, age, and gender.
what is a ranked society?
a society in which there is a hierarchy of prestige not linked to age, gender, or ability.
what is a stratified society?
a society in which access to key resources is linked to prestige.
what is a state?
s society in which power is organized on a supra-kin basis or by a bureaucracy that uses force.
who is elman service?
said that societies can be divided into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
what is urban society?
a society in which people live in large cities and v. gordon childe developed 10 criteria defining an urban society.
what are the 10 criteria defining an urban society?
urban centers, surplus production and storage, taxes to a deity or king, monumental architecture, a ruling class, writing systems, exact and predictive sciences, sophisticated art styles, foreign trade, and specialist craftsmen.
what are empires?
- political entity that brings together a diverse and heterogeneous group of societies under a single ruler
- lasting effects on population, culture and ecology
