Which of these statements is NOT true?
A. Religion can be an instrument of societal change, even revolution.
B. Religion serves only to maintain social solidarity; it does not create or maintain social divisions.
C. State religions are presided over by full-time specialists.
D. Specific religious beliefs and practices vary cross-culturally.
E. Religion is a cultural universal.
Answer: B
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a. Ethnic boundary markers are overt indicators of group membership. b. A single boundary marker is not sufficient for identifying group membership. c. Cultural traits are ethnic markers; physical or biological differences are not. d. Language is frequently an ethnic boundary marker.
We have no way of knowing if Homo erectus had fur
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to the Complete Replacement Model, anatomically modern Homo sapiens first appeared in Africa
a. and dispersed to Europe where they interbred with local pre-modern H. sapiens populations. b. and migrated to other areas completely displacing all pre-modern H. sapiens populations without interbreeding with them. c. remained there while pre-modern populations elsewhere evolved more slowly. d. around 500,000 years ago. e. Yet were completely replaced by Neanderthals
What helped create an ecological niche that enabled primates to spread and diversify?
A. long period of global cooling B. separation of the primate suborders C. spread of grasslands D. extinction of primate predators E. spread of flowering plants