What Was Unusual About the Rank Society of the Nimpkish

question 24

Multiple Choice

What was unusual about the rank society of the Nimpkish?

• A) Their economies were based on food collecting.
• B) The chief was usually the oldest person in the community.
• C) They recognized differences in power, but not prestige.
• D) They lived in small, nomadic bands.

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