Robert Carneiro (1970)put Forth an Influential Theory That Incorporates Three

question 31

Multiple Choice

Robert Carneiro (1970) put forth an influential theory that incorporates three factors working together instead of a single cause for state formation.These three factors are

• A) warfare, environmental circumscription, and the advent of an early writing system.
• B) regional trade networks, food scarcity, and warfare.
• C) a strong central leadership, a uniting vision as a people, and food shortages.
• D) intensive food production, population pressures, and large hydraulic works.
• E) environmental circumscription or resource concentration, increasing population, and warfare.

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Definitions:

Monopoly

A market structure characterized by a single seller who has exclusive control over the supply of a good or service, and where there are high barriers to entry for potential competitors.

Production Function

An equation that describes the maximum output of a good or service that can be produced from a set number of inputs, outlining the relationship between input usage and output levels.

Labor

The use of physical or mental labor by people to produce goods and services.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers within a certain period.