The Tiwi kinship system is based on __________

a. nuclear families
b. patrilineal clans
c. matrilineal clans
d. age grades


Answer: c

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A. Homo erectus engaged in warfare. B. Homo habilis had language. C. Early hominids cultivated plants. D. The site's inhabitants led an essentially human lifestyle. E. Neandertals were not fully human.

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The earliest plant domestication occurred in

a. the Middle East. b. Mexico. c. the Andes. d. Asia.

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Sociolinguists and cultural anthropologists studying Puerto Rican communities in the Midwestern United States found that Puerto Rican parents valued education more than non-Hispanics did.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Persons with the power to predict the future through messages and omens from the spirit world are termed __________

a. mediums b. shamans c. religious specialists d. diviners

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