Which of the Following Normally Makes Its First Appearance in the Evolutionary

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following normally makes its first appearance in the evolutionary record in intensive horticultural societies?

• A) a group of persons exhibiting distinctive patterns of consumption, dress, and ornamentation
• B) economic organization and political leadership carried out through the actions of big men
• C) a wealthy and powerful landowning nobility oppressing and exploiting a large peasantry
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Transitive

In logic and mathematics, transitive refers to a relation where if it applies between successive pairs in a sequence, it also applies between any two members taken in order. For example, if A is larger than B, and B is larger than C, then A is larger than C.

Preferences

Indications of the choices or selections made by individuals or groups based on tastes, likes, or desires, often influencing decision-making.

Condorcet Voting Paradox

A situation in social choice theory where collective preferences can be cyclic (i.e., not transitive), even if the individual preferences of voters are not.

Transitivity

In decision theory, the principle that if preference A is greater than B, and B is greater than C, then A is greater than C.