GEOG 1200 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sun Microsystems, Upland South, Low Technology
9 May 2016
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Chapter 6: type of historical political organization, band societies (mini-system) Members united by ethnicity, cultural traditions and kinship. Order based in around a relatively small number of nuclear families. No formal political claim to territory, with the exception of hunting territory, perhaps. But strong territorial identity that is associated with cultural identity. Few examples today: a few areas in southwest africa, parts of tropical. Southeast asia, some regions in the amazon basin. The san people of namibia: tribal societies (mini-system) A few or several bands of people united by common descent, linguistic similarity and cultural values and traditions. Political leadership is usually transitory and determined by such things as courage, bravery or wisdom. Largely egalitarian (believing that people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities) in nature in terms of use of resources and class structures. A very strong identity with a specific territory, conceived of as a.
