Quiz

• chiefdom - authority and power are bestowed to the chief
• authority and power are assigned to an individual (chief) or a body of individuals (state)
• Varna or the Caste System of India where the inhabitants are stratified according to their occupational statuses in society
• the people that occupy the lowest strata - the untouchables - do menial work and branded as outcast of the community
• political systems also evolved and existed in various societies
• two prominent examples of centralized political systems are chiefdom and sates.
• power and authority are bestowed to the chief because he is the highest ranking individual
• chief - oversees all economic activities
• chieftain - often keeps his or her position for as long as he or she lives