Sociology 1502 - Chapter 18
1. Which of these is an example of a commodity?
a. Cooking
b. Corn
c. Teaching
d. Writing - Answer -b. Corn
2. When did the first economies begin to develop?
a. When all of the hunter-gatherers died
b. When money was invented
c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals
d. When the first cities were built - Answer -c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate
animals
3. What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society?
a. Electricity
b. Money
c. Information
d. Computers - Answer -c. Information
1. Which of these is an example of a commodity?
a. Cooking
b. Corn
c. Teaching
d. Writing - Answer -b. Corn
2. When did the first economies begin to develop?
a. When all of the hunter-gatherers died
b. When money was invented
c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate animals
d. When the first cities were built - Answer -c. When people began to grow crops and domesticate
animals
3. What is the most important commodity in a postindustrial society?
a. Electricity
b. Money
c. Information
d. Computers - Answer -c. Information
