A Chief in a Ranked Society Performs an Act of Gift

question 52

Multiple Choice

A chief in a ranked society performs an act of gift giving that shares accumulated wealth while also enhancing the chief's prestige. What do anthropologists call this process?

• A) redistribution
• B) reciprocity
• C) tribute
• D) reintegration

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