Which of the following is not a factor in determining what caste one is assigned in the Indian caste system?
a. Occupation
b. Food habits
c. Wealth
d. Dress
e. Ideas of purity and pollution
ANSWER: c
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A. bronze metallurgy B. human sacrifice C. a subsistence economy dominated by rice D. wealthy, royal tombs E. social stratification
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a. That organism becomes extinct. b. Humans become completely immune to that organism. c. Resistance to the organism becomes part of the human genome. d. The organism begins evolving to counteract host resistance.
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A) consider itself the only ethnic group B) actively discourage intermarriage with other groups C) try to minimize differences between the ethnic groups D) not think of itself as an ethnic group
Through potlatching, food and wealth were transferred from wealthy to needy communities, while potlatch sponsors and their villages were rewarded with prestige
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.