A sacred narrative that explains the fundamentals of human existence is called a:
a. legend.
b. parable.
c. religious text.
d. ritual.
e. myth.
ANSWER: e
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a. lacking in Homo erectus sites b. found only in African Homo erectus sites c. found only in Asian Homo erectus sites d. widespread in Homo erectus sites e. found only at Dmanisi
Whatever the reason for parental rejection, it is evident that children who are rejected __________
A) tend to reject their own children B) are affectionate toward other people's children C) are likely to remain childless as adults D) become overprotective parents
Political systems
a. are fairly simple to sort by type or category. b. overlap fairly precisely with specific culture groups or societies. c. organize and direct the collective actions of the population. d. are not generally of much interest to cultural anthropologists.
Laura Nader called upon her colleagues at Berkeley to:
a. protest wars within state societies. b. demonstrate for civil rights. c. develop new political theories for state societies. d. examine the politics of Native Americans. e. “study up” and do research on the world’s power elite.