ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Chimor, Social Stratification, Group Cohesiveness
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April 1, 2013: effects of food production and cities, chapter 16. It functions as a center for surrounding settlements, production, trade, religion and administration (go here to get things you need). In ancient states (which are more diverse), the government had the power to enforce decisions though force as well as persuasion. Leaders were highly ranked, usually it was hereditary, and had power over non-kin. Associated with class-based societies instead of kin-based: class is divided into social groups which are hierarchical. Usually based on occupational/ economic groups (not kin-groups) of who has more power, who owns more things and who has more rights than others. This creates roles, such as owners vs. workers (these roles are usually passed down in the family). But it can have a hereditary aspect: there are specific pathways to increased social status (what people can do to become leaders).
