What were the primary advantages of pottery for a sedentary society?
What will be an ideal response?
Pottery allowed for significant innovation in design and specialization, was most secure against pests and weather, and allowed foods to be boiled and cooked more easily.
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All of the following are research topics and work that anthropologist S. Ann Dunham focused on while in Indonesia and Pakistan except:
a. interest in handicraft industry. b. development of small rural businesses. c. critique of modernization theory. d. pastoral subsistence in the rural areas. e. study of rural women in Indonesia.
Deborah Gewertz, who has reexamined Margaret Mead's interpretations of the Tchambuli (Chambri), arrived at the conclusion that __________
A. Chambri women are among the most aggressive in all human societies B. Mead's interpretations failed to take specific historical circumstances into account C. Chambri men were submissive due to frequent defeats in warfare D. cultural values do not influence gender roles
What three challenges do marriage and family resolve for human societies?
What will be an ideal response?
________ automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group.
A. Polygyny B. Hypodescent C. Hypogamy D. Hypervitaminosis E. Polyandry