The Primary Contrast That Shaped Thinking About Complex Societies Was

question 37

Multiple Choice

The primary contrast that shaped thinking about complex societies was between the

• A) material and the organizational aspects of society
• B) material and the technological aspects of society
• C) organizational and agricultural aspects of society
• D) material and religious aspects of society

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Definitions:

Fossil-fuel Processing Industries

Industries involved in the refinement and conversion of fossil fuels into usable products such as gasoline, diesel, and other energy sources.

Breeder Nuclear Fission Reactors

A type of nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material than it consumes, creating a sustainable nuclear fuel cycle.

Uranium-238

A naturally occurring isotope of uranium, accounting for 99% of natural uranium, which is weakly radioactive and used as a source of nuclear fuel.

Plutonium-239

A radioactive isotope of plutonium, used as a key component in nuclear weapons and as a fuel in some types of nuclear reactors.