According to Flannery (1999), Only Ranked Societies That Have Undergone

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to Flannery (1999) , only ranked societies that have undergone a loss of village autonomy

• A) should be called chiefdoms.
• B) can effectively organize into productive states with law-abiding citizens.
• C) suffer the consequences of extreme social stratification.
• D) inevitably lead to state formation.
• E) experience intervillage warfare.

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The total fixed costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced, decreasing as quantity increases.

Range of Output

The difference between the maximum and minimum levels of production output possible for a given firm or industry.

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The total cost of production divided by the total quantity of output produced.