Social history reading answers typically refer to the answers for reading passages related to social history topics in exams such as IELTS. For example, a sample reading passage on "Classifying Societies" provides question answers that explain the social classificatory systems like clans, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, clarifying concepts such as lack of formal leaders in clans, economic differences, and social stratifications. Here are some details from a typical social history reading answers set from an IELTS practice:
- Clans lack formal leaders, and there are no marked economic or status disparities among members (TRUE).
- The diet of tribes is based largely on cultivated plants and domesticated animals (NOT GIVEN who exactly cultivates).
- No one settlement dominates any others in tribe regions (FALSE).
- Chiefdoms operate on ranking and social status according to lineage, governed by a chief (TRUE).
- Early states have rulers with explicit authority and standing armies to enforce laws (TRUE).
- Craft specialization and food surplus obligations appear in chiefdoms.
- The range of population in chiefdoms is generally between 5,000 to 20,000 persons.
- Early states have agricultural workers and craft specialists, with craftsmen ranking above poorer classes.
These excerpts provide structured answers for IELTS reading questions involving social history topics, including true/false/not given and short answer types based on the passage content on societal structures and social ranking concepts. The answers come with explanations locating the answer in the passage text for better understanding and exam preparation. If you want answers for a specific social history reading passage or topic, please provide the passage or more context to help locate the precise answers. Otherwise, this format and content illustrate what social history reading answers entail. Let me know if you want a summary of answers for a particular social history topic or reading passage.
