Anthropologists are not in agreement as to whether or not material objects should be considered a part of culture
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following is a common problem that anthropologists experience while doing fieldwork?
a. Creating surveys b. Finding activists that will help resolve local conflicts and disputes c. Culture shock d. Bribing informants
Which of the following is NOT an example of why archaeology is important, even when studying societies and time periods that have extensive written records?
a. It is important to gather as many artifacts as possible in order to supply museums with materials. b. Due to cultural biases in literacy rates, there are many subcultures about which little is known. c. Censorship laws and cultural bias have suppressed a large amount of written history. d. Archaeology may be able to confirm or call into question written historical records.
Which of the following statements about prehistory is incorrect?
a. Prehistory refers to a time period that occurred before history existed. b. Prehistory occurs before the existence of written history. c. Paleoanthropologists and archaeologists share a focus on prehistory. d. Prehistory is an important time period for the study of paleoanthropologists. e. Prehistory does not deny the existence of history.
Which of the following societies considers ancestral spirits to bring rain?
a. Japanese b. Hopi c. Dani d. Ju/’hoansi