Why do some primatologists call the Miocene the "golden age of the hominoids"?
What will be an ideal response?
During this period, the fossil apes migrated out of Africa and into Eurasia and became more abundant and diverse as species.
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Cultural adaptation:
a. occurs at the population level via natural selection. b. occurs at the individual level during childhood. c. involves using material culture or learned practices to make living possible in certain settings. d. usually occurs in adults, not children.
Imagine that you decide to study your workplace as an anthropologist. In your final analysis, you describe the owner and founder as "the brain" of the organization, the manager as the "heart and lungs," and the employees as "the muscular system." You note that each of these "parts of the body" has to do its job. If not, it must be repaired or replaced for the business to keep working smoothly. Your anthropological perspectives is BEST described as which of the following?
unilineal cultural evolution historical particularism the interpretivist approach structural functionalism
The tools of the earliest H. sapiens were __________
a. more complex and varied than those of H. erectus or Neandertals b. smaller and more compact than typical Middle Stone Age tools c. indistinguishable from those of earlier hominins d. completely innovative
Which of the following is being performed when an individual compels the gods to act on his or her behalf?
A) sorcery B) magic C) witchcraft D) divination