Social Practices Typical in Many African Societies Included

question 123

Multiple Choice

Social practices typical in many African societies included

• A)election of kings by all adult males.
• B)a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal.
• C)behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world.
• D)both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies.
• E)none of these

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