Which of the following is found by anthropologists to be a common reason for body decoration?

A) marker of social position
B) economic gain
C) to remember important items
D) camouflage


Answer: A

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Recent discoveries in a cave at Pinnacle Point, South Africa, suggest that humans had achieved behavioral modernity as early as 164,000 B.P. All of the following were found at this site EXCEPT evidence of

A. animal butchery for the first time. B. the very early use of pigment, likely for symbolic behavior. C. the human capacity to exploit coastal environments. D. bladelet stone-tool technology. E. a diet that included shellfish and other marine resources.

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According to Nelson Mandela’s excerpt, which movement was noted as a step of great political significance?

a. The South African Indian Congress b. The United Nations Treaty of Johannesburg c. The American Civil Rights Movement d. The Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws

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What was the typical Upper Paleolithic tool?

a. Burin b. Blade c. Hand axe d. Scraper e. Chopper

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following does not describe the biological theory of sexuality?

a. ?Response to physical stimulus b. ?Learned c. ?Product of biology d. ?Instinctual

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