Which of the following statements about social structure during the Neolithic is not correct?
a. Villages consisted of several households
b. Villages were primarily egalitarian.
c. Kinship groups met social needs beyond the level of the household.
d. There was a rather well-developed division of labor.
d
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According to linguistic anthropologist Bambi Schieffelin, the introduction of a missionary-developed writing system to the Kaluli of New Guinea has resulted in a shift in:
a. fishing techniques. b. gardening techniques. c. approaches to maintaining good health. d. communicative practices and social stratification.
A more proper name for Santeria is __________
a. "Way of the Saints" b. Voodoo c. Goddess Worship d. New Age
During the warmer period after the end of the Würm glaciation, human groups modified their subsistence strategies in order to exploit a greater variety of plant and animal species
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about the recent discovery of the world's oldest child, dubbed "Lucy's Baby," is FALSE?
A. The fossil suggests that the child died because her brain, which appears to have been larger than an average chimp brain at that age, was too large for her slowly developing skull. B. The fossil supports the theory that Au. afarensis walked upright on two legs but still retained an apelike upper body, including two complete shoulder blades similar to a gorilla's, so it could have been better at climbing than are humans. C. Her remains, which are amazingly complete, include a remarkably well-preserved skull, baby teeth, tiny fingers, a torso, a foot, and a kneecap. D. She is a member of Au. afarensis. E. The 3.3-million-year-old fossilized toddler was uncovered in northern Ethiopia.