Racial classification is a political issue. Compare the Canadian census in its treatment of racial categories to the U.S. Census. What do you think would be the political consequences of using one census over another?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
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a. child laborers b. hunters and gatherers c. miners d. sharecroppers
__________ theorized that long-distance trade led to the state.
A) Ember and Ember B) Sapir and Whorf C) Carneiro and Harris D) Wright and Johnson
Biological and cultural changes enabled H. erectus to exploit a new adaptive strategy-gathering and hunting. This in turn was crucial for H. erectus to
A. bring about the onset of complex language. B. push the hominin range beyond Africa, into Asia and Europe. C. overcome its greatest challenge: an imperfect bipedal gait. D. diminish the rate of mortalities due to violent encounters with large animals and other hominins. E. beat out H. habilis in competition for key ecological niches.
What is the name of the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time?
A. apartheid B. colonialism C. alienation D. petty capitalism E. industrialization