Most early anthropologists during the 19th century __________
a. conducted ethnographic fieldwork
b. ignored the accounts of travelers and missionaries
c. were unilinear evolutionists
d. were interpretive in their analyses of cultures
c
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Which of the following statements about American values is most accurate?
a. Americans are collectivistic by nature and tend to choose to live in urban areas in increasing numbers. b. Americans and Europeans share all of the same values. c. American values are unique to our country and none are shared by other cultures because each culture is unique. d. Some values are shared widely by other cultures and some are particular to a culture. e. No culture has values. Only individuals have values.
A tooth that exhibits side-to-side compression due to its role as a shearing surface for another tooth is called a:
A. compacted molar. B. compacted premolar. C. sectorial molar. D. sectorial premolar.
The carrying capacity of an environment:
a. is the uppermost level of productivity that is ecologically sound in an environment. b. is solely determined by its technology, which can make an environment artificially sound. c. influences only foraging societies, although there are still realistic limits on all environments. d. refers only to the amount of wild plants and animals in an area. e. refers to the amount of humans that can be profitable settled in a given amount of space.
Which of the following could be considered the best evidence to support Robert Camiro's theory of environmental circumscription?
a. Many early state-level societies are found near lakes, rivers, and oceans. b. Violence and warfare accelerated prior to early state formation. c. Early states relied almost exclusively on agriculture. d. Some state-level societies formed in river valleys.