In societies that practice matrilineal descent, a man belongs to the same descent group as his __________.

A) daughter
B) sister’s son
C) brother’s daughter
D) uncle’s mother


A) daughter

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The process by which culture is transmitted from one generation to the next is called:

a. enculturation. b. pluralism. c. adaptation. d. cultural relativism. e. subcultural variation.

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List the ways anthropologists distinguish between a chiefdom and a state. Determine if this is a useful distinction, and analyze if this is an easy-to-make distinction.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following filters out waste?

A. the kidneys B. leukocytes C. platelets D. the liver

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The Potassium/Argon (K/Ar or radiopotassium) method is used

A. to measure the contribution of meat to the diet. B. to date items between 50,000 BP and the present. C. only on items from Olduvai Gorge. D. to date items more than 500,000 years old.

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