History GCSE
Social organisation
What Social organisation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Social organisation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Property was communal and wealth was measured in horses, not land.
Topics that use Social organisation
- Option P3: Key topic 1: The early settlement of the West, c1835–c1862 - 1 Indigenous peoples of the Plains: their beliefs and ways of life (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Conflict and tension
- Culture and beliefs
- Nomadism and mobility
- Social organisation and leadership
- Adaptation to the environment
- Land ownership
- Resource utilisation
Using Social organisation in the exam
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