Anthropologists once thought, erroneously, that domestication would happen almost automatically once people gained sufficient knowledge of plants and animals. How has their view changed?

What will be an ideal response?


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In Mesoamerica hunting ended soon after the domestication of plants

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Colonial authorities recognized "native law," or __________, in order to secure greater control over indigenous populations

a. tribal courts b. customary law c. kangaroo courts d. mediation proceedings

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Why might the encephalization quotient (EQ) not be a truly accurate predictor of intelligence?

a. Body size tends to change more rapidly than brain size in response to evolutionary pressures. b. Recent research has found that the inverse correlation between body and brain size is inaccurate for many mammals. c. A high EQ is unique to humans and does not predict intelligence in other mammals. d. Brain size is more malleable to selective pressure than body size.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) A price ceiling is set above the market equilibrium price. 2) Because price ceilings lower the price consumers have to pay, all consumers benefit from price ceilings. 3) If the government removes the surplus that results from an agricultural price floor, all demanders are harmed and all suppliers benefit. 4) Changes in the wage rate cause shifts in the labor demand and labor supply curve.

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