Define and explain the concept of carrying capacity
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: It is the maximum number of people a given society can support, given available resources.
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The Aztec practiced human sacrifice
A. in order to obtain much needed protein. B. because hearts and blood were needed to maintain the order of the Universe. C. because they were ordered to by Tlaloc, the goggle-eyed god. D. as a means of population control
Social stratification accompanies the earliest states, which means there is archaeological evidence of
a. no real social classes b. most people performed essential specialized tasks of craft production, military service, trade, and religion c. lack of the presence of a hereditary ruling class d. few elite individuals who controlled access to goods and services produced by others e. no real way to levy and collect taxes
What secular goal have anthropologists suggested as a reason for the existence of human sacrifice?
A) a way to reduce overpopulation B) to provide a deterrent for violent crime C) to scare the citizens into obedience D) an attempt to terrorize people from other polities
During the interglacial periods of the Pleistocene
A. the Bering Land Bridge was exposed. B. sea levels dropped because it was hot and dry. C. rhinoceros and elephants inhabited Europe. D. ice sheets and glaciers advanced. E. many hominin populations retreated from far northern areas.