The Stripes on the Faces of Some Ife Figures Are

question 2

Multiple Choice

The stripes on the faces of some Ife figures are believed to distinguish one lineage from another or to represent:

• A) The various religious affiliations of the settlement's inhabitants.
• B) The passage from youth to adulthood.
• C) The artists' skill in sculpting them while the terra cotta was being fired.
• D) The religious ban on human depictions.

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Definitions:

Competitive Equilibrium

A market state where supply equals demand, and no economic forces are compelling either price or quantity to change.

Oligopolistic

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Market

Collection of buyers and sellers that, through their actual or potential interactions, determine the price of a product or set of products.

Lerner Index

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