What do Neandertal skeletons tell researchers about their levels of activity?
A) Neandertal activity levels were comparable to early Homo sapiens.
B) There is no way to determine physical features from the remains identified.
C) Neandertals made strenuous use of their bodies.
D) Neandertals engaged in less strenuous activity than early Homo sapiens.
C) Neandertals made strenuous use of their bodies.
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a. The ability to use symbols lies at the heart of what it means to be human; uniquely human attributes, such as language, are made possible by the ability to use symbols. b. Symbols have no necessary connection to their culturally assigned meanings; this means that the same symbols can differ in meaning cross-culturally, and that symbolic behavior is difficult to study archaeologically. c. The same symbol can carry different meanings in different contexts within the same culture. d. Language is not possible with the use of symbols. e. the red circle with a red line running diagonally through it is an example, carrying the meaning of "no"
Which of the following statements about education in the United States is correct?
a. Students achieve at relatively the same levels regardless of their economic background. b. Today, the success rate for poorer students in higher education is increasing dramatically due to early childhood education. c. We need many more enrichment programs for the working poor, as studies show this is the only way to create an egalitarian system. d. Today, there is a growing divide between the success of education for the upper classes and that of the working and lower classes. e. There is not a positive correlation between education and salary.
The term Homo ergaster
a. is sometimes used to refer to African Homo erectus specimens. b. is sometimes used to refer to Asian Homo erectus specimens. c. is fully accepted by all paleoanthropologists. d. was initially proposed by Eugene Dubois. e. is sometimes used to refer to American Homo americanopithecus.
A key informant is:
a. generally the person with the highest status in the group being studied. b. a local person with expertise in a particular area, with whom the ethnographer spends a lot of time. c. the person or agency from whom the anthropologist receives the money for research. d. someone whom the anthropologist pays to observe and report on the activities of others.