Political anthropologist Elman Service divided political systems into four types. Though the classification system is too simplistic to be used alone today, his thinking shaped a generation of anthropologists and still shapes anthropological thinking today. Match each type of political system to its definition.

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Winston Ho

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29 July, 16:36

Political anthropologist Elman Service divided political systems into four types. Though the classification system is too simplistic to be used alone today, his thinking shaped a generation of anthropologists and still shapes anthropological thinking today. Match each type of political system to its definition.

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Levi Camacho · Answer 1

Answer: Tribe: Originally used to described a culturally distinct, multiband population descended from common ancestor;

State: An autonomous regional structure of political, economic, and military.

Band: A small kinship - based group of foragers who hunt and gather for a living over a particular territory.

Chiefdom: An autonomous political unit composed of a number of villages or communities.