Anthropology

6 years ago

Incest restriction (Multiple Choice)

Incest restriction

A. only exists in societies that practice patrilocal residence.
B. is a feature of a capitalist economy.
C. does not eliminate incest.
D. has a genetic basis.

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The elites of archaic states enjoyed restricted access to sumptuary goods. (True or false?)

The elites of archaic states enjoyed restricted access to sumptuary goods.

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In chiefdoms, stratum endogamy ensured that only chiefs belonged to the elite social stratum. ...

In chiefdoms, stratum endogamy ensured that only chiefs belonged to the elite social stratum.

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Potlatch is a (Multiple Choice)

Potlatch is a

A. festive event where the sponsors give away gifts and gain prestige in return.
B. fastening device for the first pottery, to keep animals out of the food.
C. harvest festival in agricul

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The type of pastoral economy in which the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year is ...

The type of pastoral economy in which the entire group moves with the animals throughout the year is

A. nomadism.
B. migration.
C. transhumance.
D. potlatching.
E. redistributio

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The Igbo Women's War is an example of

The Igbo Women's War is an example of

A. hegemony working to eliminate resistance.
B. social stratification.
C. religious control.
D. shame and ridicule as a method of resistance.
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The best examples of pantribal sodalities existed among societies in

The best examples of pantribal sodalities existed among societies in

A. Melanesia.
B. Polynesia.
C. the Great Plains of North America.
D. southern Europe.
E. Papua New Guinea.

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A big man's position does NOT depend on

A big man's position does NOT depend on

A. hard work.
B. inherited status.
C. generosity.
D. personal charisma.
E. accumulation of wealth.

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When Kottak began researching among the Betsileo in Madagascar, the children ran away from him ...

When Kottak began researching among the Betsileo in Madagascar, the children ran away from him because

A. he was associated with the schoolteachers, whom no one trusted.
B. he was traveling with his wife, and no o

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4 years ago

For much of human history, people lived in societies characterized by a ________ sociopolitical ...

For much of human history, people lived in societies characterized by a ________ sociopolitical organization.

A. band
B. tribe
C. chiefdom
D. state
E. complex chiefdom

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6 years ago

Intensive agriculture has the benefit of increasing ecological diversity. (True or false?)

Intensive agriculture has the benefit of increasing ecological diversity.

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A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include ...

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include land, labor, and technology.

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numan_286

6 years ago

Noam Chomsky used the term adaptive strategy to describe a society's system of economic production. ...

Noam Chomsky used the term adaptive strategy to describe a society's system of economic production.

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When a tenant farmer gives 20 percent of his crop to his landlord, he is allocating resources to a ...

When a tenant farmer gives 20 percent of his crop to his landlord, he is allocating resources to a

A. social fund.
B. subsistence fund.
C. ceremonial fund.
D. replacement fund.

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A mode of production is

A mode of production is

A. a post-industrial adaptive strategy, such as commercial agriculture and international mercantilism.
B. the land, labor, and technology used in production.
C. the way producti

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________ occurs in all human societies.

________ occurs in all human societies.

A. The gender-based division of labor
B. Transhumance
C. Highly specialized technology
D. The domestication of animals for food
E. Terrac

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The term protolanguage refers to the limited communication systems of nonhuman primates. (True or false?)

The term protolanguage refers to the limited communication systems of nonhuman primates.

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Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and expressions. ...

Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and expressions.

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________ refers to all of a language's morphemes and their meanings.

________ refers to all of a language's morphemes and their meanings.

A. Syntax
B. Lexicon
C. Ethnosemantics
D. Ethnoscience
E. Phonology

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In his study of New York department store employees, Labov found that

In his study of New York department store employees, Labov found that

A. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the upper-middle-class store (Saks).
B. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in th

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Deborah Tannen's research on the speech habits of men and women has revealed that

Deborah Tannen's research on the speech habits of men and women has revealed that

A. there are no discernible differences between the way men and women use language.
B. men tend to make eye contact more frequently

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Sociolinguists study (Multiple Choice)

Sociolinguists study

A. bipedalism.
B. speech in its social context.
C. the universal grammar of language.
D. cognitive capacity for language.
E. cross-cultural phonemic distinc

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6 years ago

There is consensus among archaeologists that classic Maya civilization collapsed because of ...

There is consensus among archaeologists that classic Maya civilization collapsed because of catastrophic environmental changes.

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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of an egalitarian society?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of an egalitarian society?

A. Everybody is of equal status.
B. Everybody is born equal.
C. There are no social classes.
D. There is no hereditar

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The capital of the first state to develop in the Valley of Mexico was

The capital of the first state to develop in the Valley of Mexico was

A. Tehuantepec.
B. La Venta.
C. Tenochtitlan.
D. Monte Albn.
E. Teotihuacan.

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________ refers to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is today Iraq and ...

________ refers to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is today Iraq and southwestern Iran.

A. Mesopotamia
B. Mesolithic
C. Mesoamerica
D. Mesozoic
E. Mesod

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Native Americans living in what is now the eastern United States established sedentary villages and ...

Native Americans living in what is now the eastern United States established sedentary villages and a full-fledged Neolithic economy based on squash, sunflower, sumpweed, and goosefoot.

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There were three independent centers of domestication in the New World. (True or false?)

There were three independent centers of domestication in the New World.

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Animals domesticated in the New World include llamas, alpacas, turkeys, ducks, and guinea pigs. ...

Animals domesticated in the New World include llamas, alpacas, turkeys, ducks, and guinea pigs.

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________ is the name of the wild ancestor of maize.

________ is the name of the wild ancestor of maize.

A. Corn
B. Guajolote
C. Cassava
D. Teosinte
E. Elote

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Evidence from the Israeli sites of Skhl and Qafzeh suggests that AMHs evolved from archaic H. ...

Evidence from the Israeli sites of Skhl and Qafzeh suggests that AMHs evolved from archaic H. sapiens populations in the region long before the Neandertals died out in Europe.

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6 years ago

Animal domestication was less important in the New World than it was in the Old World because

Animal domestication was less important in the New World than it was in the Old World because

A. New World peoples did not know how to domesticate animals.
B. Human populations in the New World were quite small, s

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Domestication affects the reproduction of plants because

Domestication affects the reproduction of plants because

A. domesticated plants are able to reproduce themselves more effectively.
B. domesticated plants lose their natural seed dispersal mechanisms.
C

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________ identifies the cultural period in which the first signs of domestication are present.

________ identifies the cultural period in which the first signs of domestication are present.

A. Upper Paleolithic
B. Mesolithic
C. Microlithic
D. Chalcolithic
E. Neolithic

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Evidence from the cave of El Sidrn suggests that the Neandertals who lived there might have been ...

Evidence from the cave of El Sidrn suggests that the Neandertals who lived there might have been victims of cannibalism.

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Unlike the Mousterian, which included a great variety of stone tool types, Upper Paleolithic tool ...

Unlike the Mousterian, which included a great variety of stone tool types, Upper Paleolithic tool traditions included only a few kinds of implements.

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Homo heidelbergensis (Multiple Choice)

Homo heidelbergensis

A. is found only in East Asia.
B. primarily used the Oldowan tool technology.
C. was part of the broad-spectrum revolution.
D. is also called Homo floresiensis.
&n

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________ was the first hominin species to expand its range outside of Africa.

________ was the first hominin species to expand its range outside of Africa.

A. H. erectus
B. Au. afarensis
C. H. sapiens
D. Au. africanus
E. H. sapiens neanderthalensis

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