Sociocultural Features That Have Been Suggested as Leading to the Rise

question 8

Multiple Choice

Sociocultural features that have been suggested as leading to the rise of social complexity include

• A) the presence of chiefdoms in the areas in which social complexity first began.
• B) ineffective patterns of conflict resolution within the original social organization.
• C) the innate human need to control others.
• D) population decreases.

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