Anthropologists rely on fieldwork to:
a. describe and explain diverse cultures.
b. study how people think rather than how they behave.
c. avoiding having to test hypotheses.
d. generate laws of universal behavior.
e. document the growth of indigenous communities.
a
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The Hua of Papua New Guinea believe that differences between men and women are the result of differing amounts of a life-giving substance called nu. As a result of this belief
a. sexual intercourse is considered dangerous for men because it transfers nu to women. b. women must serve food to men so that their nu may be passed to the men. c. men and women become more different from each other over time as women acquire more nu. d. All of these are true of the Hua beliefs about nu.
Identify a true statement about human behavioral ecology (HBE).
A. It rules out constraints that interfere with optimal responses. B. It recognizes that most behavior or conduct in the real world reflects optimal responses. C. It sees flexibility in individual behavior as nonadaptive. D. It combines natural selection with a focus on specific types of ecological pressures.
The Natufians were the first people to domesticate sorghum and millet.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
It took about ___________years from first discovery for scholars to accept the possibility that Neandertals were not that different from modern humans
a. 1,000 b. 500 c. 100 d. 50