Dowry is:

a. The obligation of a man to work for his wife's family.
b. Wealth that moves from the family of the husband to the family of the wife.
c. The obligation of premarital chastity commonly found in European societies.
d. A husband's obligation to provide his wife's family with vast tracts of land.
e. A presentation of goods by the bride's kin to the groom's family.


E

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

In 1926, the French abolished a law that permitted an annual draft of labor for their West African colonies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anthropology & Archaeology

Lobola is a substantial gift to be given before, at, or after a marriage

A. by the husband to his wife. B. by the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin. C. by the husband's kin to his wife. D. by the wife's kin to her husband. E. by the wife to her husband.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following concepts DID NOT influence Darwin in developing his theory of evolution?

a. Population size increases more rapidly than food supplies. b. There is competition among individuals for resources. c. Species are unchanging types, and individual variation within a species is not important. d. There is biological variation in all members of a species. e. Favorable variations are passed on and accumulate in populations over time.

Anthropology & Archaeology

In archaeology, plant remains from archaeological sites are known as faunal remains

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anthropology & Archaeology