Description
PART 1:
Summarize the major points made in the video Patterns of Production with regard to cultural evolution and the shift from mechanistic to organismic societies.
300 Words.
PART 2:
In CHAPTER 6 of the LENKEIT text there are 9 features associated with intensive agricultural lifeways lists (in the section with that subtitle.) Pick any five and provide examples of that features using information from the Minangkabau.
300 words.
Part 3:
Information for this assignment is to be drawn from the culture sketch on the Minangkabao assigned from the book Culture Sketches by Peters-Golden. Use the same area of focus that you used previously
Subject Area #1: Subsistence Strategy (how do they survive?)
Food and Shelter–what do people generally eat? How do they obtain it? How is it prepared? What do their homes look like? Who lives together?
Division of Labor—how do tasks vary by gender and age? Are there any areas of specialization or is everyone involved in obtaining food?
Property—what do people own in addition to their home? This often includes tools and animals.
300 WORDS.
Part 4:
What do you think was the most radical change in the way societies were organized in the shift from foraging for food to producing it? Why did you pick that factor as the most important?
