Who are the Denisovans?

A) an isolated population of late Homo erectus
B) a recently discovered hominin species
C) a hybrid group of H. antecessor and H. sapiens
D) a population descended from H. neandertalensis


B) a recently discovered hominin species

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Ethnographic evidence has revealed that traditionally, Pawnee women worked wood, and among the Hidatsa, women made boats. Cases such as these suggest that

A. biology has nothing to do with gender roles. B. patterns of division of labor by gender are culturally general-not universal. C. the division of labor by gender is a natural characteristic of human societies. D. exceptions to cross-cultural generalization are actually the rule. E. anthropologists are overly optimistic about finding a society with perfect gender equality.

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Which of the following is true of the funeral mask of Agamemnon from the shaft graves at Mycenae, Greece?

A. It was found with a stone ax, gold arm rings, and discs around the head and on the chest. B. It is displayed through a small window in a large freezer in a $1.9 million exhibit in a museum in northern Italy. C. It is made of an exotic raw material, gold, traded long distance, probably from Bulgaria. D. It depicts the warrior-king Agamemnon who ruled an agricultural society.

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Lack of adequate nutrition usually results in what condition(s) for children?

a. mental retardation b. tooth deformity c. retarded weight and height d. lower social and economic standing in their society

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