Question

In many African societies, polygyny was a common way to build alliances and networks among local communities. Which of the following structures would facilitate using marriage as a tool for making political connections?

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Responses

Prominent men would marry women of status from different communities.

One man would marry one woman and adopt children from neighboring villages.

There would be many children born to several different women by the same man.

Women, like priestesses, would have multiple husbands to demonstrate their power.

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The structure that would facilitate using marriage as a tool for making political connections is:

**Prominent men would marry women of status from different communities.**

This practice would help build alliances and strengthen political ties between different communities through these marriages.

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